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James Asser vs Johanna Baxter

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 Johanna Baxter
Johanna Baxter
Lab Paisley and Renfrewshire South

Voting alignment

James Asser and Johanna Baxter voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 424 shared comparable votes.

424 same votes 0 different votes 424 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
42 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
42 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

86.8 %
14 % above average
Rank 68 of 647
Participation
87.7 %
15 % above average
Rank 58 of 647
466
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
537 eligible divisions
242
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
51.2 % of votes cast
224
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
230
48.8 % of votes cast
12
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.5 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 647
Appearances
113
+50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 647
46
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 647
Contributions
129
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£173,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£135,214
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£135,214
40 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
30 of 30 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#2
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API