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James Asser vs Chris McDonald

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 Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

James Asser and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

395 same votes 0 different votes 395 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
41 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
41 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
41 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 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
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
505
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
256
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
48.8% of votes cast
249
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.2% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6% 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
92
+9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
67
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
Contributions
405
+261.5 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 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
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API