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James Asser vs Ben Goldsborough

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 Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

James Asser and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 405 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 0 different votes 405 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
38 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

86.8 %
14 % above average
Rank 68 of 647
Participation
86.2 %
13 % above average
Rank 81 of 647
466
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
537 eligible divisions
242
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
51.0 % of votes cast
224
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
227
49.0 % of votes cast
12
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

30
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 647
Appearances
52
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 647
43
-70.6 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 647
Contributions
67
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£173,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API