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James Asser vs Kirsteen Sullivan

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 Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow

Voting alignment

James Asser and Kirsteen Sullivan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 1 different votes 355 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
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 95% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 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 93 of 649
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 409 of 649
486
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
570 eligible divisions
252
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
221
54.7 % of votes cast
234
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
183
45.3 % of votes cast
12
2.5 % of votes cast
Against party
14
3.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
Appearances
73
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 649
58
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 649
Contributions
89
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 345 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
£198,590
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£198,590
12 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API