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James Asser vs Blair McDougall

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 Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

James Asser and Blair McDougall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 367 shared comparable votes.

367 same votes 0 different votes 367 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
36 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

85.2 %
13 % above average
Rank 94 of 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 649
484
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
409
568 eligible divisions
251
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
213
52.1 % of votes cast
233
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
196
47.9 % of votes cast
12
2.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 649
Appearances
45
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 649
55
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 649
Contributions
222
+88.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£173,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API