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James Asser vs Dr Zubir Ahmed

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
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Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West

Voting alignment

James Asser and Dr Zubir Ahmed voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 0 different votes 374 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
26 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 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
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 649
505
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
435
590 eligible divisions
256
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
52.2% of votes cast
249
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
208
47.8% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 649
Appearances
72
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 649
67
-78.9 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 649
Contributions
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 201 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
£243,911
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£243,911
8% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 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
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 20 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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