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James Asser vs Joe Powell

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


Voting alignment

James Asser and Joe Powell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 425 shared comparable votes.

411 same votes 14 different votes 425 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
35 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 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
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 297 of 650
545
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
636 eligible divisions
275
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
228
47.5% of votes cast
270
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
252
52.5% of votes cast
14
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Appearances
115
+18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
76
-92.2 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650
Contributions
154
-14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 247 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
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API