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James Asser vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

James Asser and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 339 different votes 359 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 7 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
35 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 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

85.6%
13% above average
Rank 81 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
505
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
256
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
249
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Appearances
84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
67
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
Contributions
164
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 174 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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