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James Asser vs Chris Ward

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

James Asser and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

394 same votes 4 different votes 398 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
42 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
42 Aye 43 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
42 Aye 43 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

85.5%
13% above average
Rank 76 of 650
Participation
71.9%
same as average
Rank 385 of 650
530
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
620 eligible divisions
265
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
52.2% of votes cast
265
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
213
47.8% of votes cast
14
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Appearances
78
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
71
-91.0 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Contributions
231
+69.0 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
2
2 registered categories
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
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API