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James Asser vs Helen Hayes

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 Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood

Voting alignment

James Asser and Helen Hayes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 0 different votes 409 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
42 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
42 Aye 41 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
42 Aye 41 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 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
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 215 of 649
505
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,886
2,376 eligible divisions
256
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
55.1% of votes cast
249
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
847
44.9% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

52
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Appearances
99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
67
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
Contributions
127
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 245 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
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£295,156
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
65 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 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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