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James Asser vs Dame Siobhain McDonagh

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 Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden

Voting alignment

James Asser and Dame Siobhain McDonagh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

304 same votes 0 different votes 304 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
23 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 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
55.2%
17% below average
Rank 606 of 649
505
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,312
2,376 eligible divisions
256
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
749
57.1% of votes cast
249
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
563
42.9% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Appearances
40
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 650
67
-78.7 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Contributions
33
-112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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
£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£292,669
29% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
147 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Education
64 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 91 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
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: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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