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James Asser vs Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

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 Neil Shastri-Hurst
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Con Solihull West and Shirley

Voting alignment

James Asser and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 361 different votes 368 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
1 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
36 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
36 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

85.2 %
12 % above average
Rank 95 of 647
Participation
78.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 241 of 647
466
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
428
547 eligible divisions
242
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
43.5 % of votes cast
224
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
242
56.5 % of votes cast
12
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-38.2 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650
Appearances
82
+15.8 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
40
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Contributions
104
-13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 244 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
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Tax
96 of 108 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 27 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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