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James Asser vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

James Asser and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

401 same votes 0 different votes 401 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
39 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 346 of 649
505
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
256
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
985
56.4% of votes cast
249
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
760
43.6% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

52
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Appearances
130
+47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 649
67
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
Contributions
202
+58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 131 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
2 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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API