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James Asser vs Emily Thornberry

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

James Asser and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

262 same votes 9 different votes 271 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
33 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

85.7%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 650
Participation
61.6%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 650
545
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,491
2,422 eligible divisions
275
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
832
55.8% of votes cast
270
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.2% of votes cast
14
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

58
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Appearances
89
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
76
-93.2 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
Contributions
125
-44.2 vs Commons average
Rank 321 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 68 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API