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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 390 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 0 different votes 390 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 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 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 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 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
79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 650
480
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,866
2,349 eligible divisions
247
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,031
55.3 % of votes cast
233
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
835
44.7 % of votes cast
12
2.5 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

34
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
92
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
44
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
Contributions
123
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 205 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
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,156
31 % 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
62 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API