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James Asser vs Gareth Bacon

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 Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

James Asser and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 362 different votes 370 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
42 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
39 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
39 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 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 95 of 650
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 51 of 650
480
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,432
1,631 eligible divisions
247
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
703
49.1 % of votes cast
233
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
729
50.9 % of votes cast
12
2.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

34
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
44
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
Contributions
61
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 427 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
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
63 of 63 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 51 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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