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James Asser vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

James Asser and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

217 same votes 0 different votes 217 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
24 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 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
56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
505
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
256
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
60.1% of votes cast
249
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
531
39.9% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

52
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Appearances
85
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
67
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650
Contributions
571
+424.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
175 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
63 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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