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James Asser vs Claire Young

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 Claire Young
Claire Young
LD Thornbury and Yate

Voting alignment

James Asser and Claire Young voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

64 same votes 287 different votes 351 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 80% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 4 No
Migration 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 36% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
37 Aye 26 No
Tax 5% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 7% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 88 of 649
Participation
73.0 %
same as average
Rank 358 of 649
491
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
575 eligible divisions
254
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
221
52.6 % of votes cast
237
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
199
47.4 % of votes cast
12
2.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
132
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
Contributions
148
+9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 182 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
£203,164
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,164
10 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Education
43 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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