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James Asser vs Alan Mak

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of James Asser
James Asser
Lab West Ham and Beckton
vs
Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

James Asser and Alan Mak voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 343 different votes 353 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 5% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
42 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
39 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
39 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 95 of 650
Participation
85.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 650
480
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,011
2,349 eligible divisions
247
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
954
47.4 % of votes cast
233
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,057
52.6 % of votes cast
12
2.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

34
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
14
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
44
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
Contributions
17
-108.8 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£173,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
30
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Defence
64 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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