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James Asser vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

James Asser and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 437 shared comparable votes.

437 same votes 0 different votes 437 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
41 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
41 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 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
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 89 of 649
505
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
503
590 eligible divisions
256
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
49.3% of votes cast
249
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.7% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
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
70
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 649
67
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
Contributions
114
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 292 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Housing
31 of 32 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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API