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James Asser vs Kenneth Stevenson

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 Kenneth Stevenson
Kenneth Stevenson
Lab Airdrie and Shotts

Voting alignment

James Asser and Kenneth Stevenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 0 different votes 343 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 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
42 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
42 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 88 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 400 of 649
491
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
254
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
49.8 % of votes cast
237
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
206
50.2 % of votes cast
12
2.4 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649
Appearances
11
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 649
68
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 649
Contributions
15
-124.3 vs Commons average
Rank 609 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
£109,998
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£109,998
51 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Tax
95 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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