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James Asser vs Kit Malthouse

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 Kit Malthouse
Kit Malthouse
Con North West Hampshire

Voting alignment

James Asser and Kit Malthouse voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 353 different votes 361 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 5 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
40 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
36 Aye 40 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
36 Aye 40 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 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 91 of 650
Participation
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 75 of 650
473
554 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,015
2,340 eligible divisions
243
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
964
47.8 % of votes cast
230
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,051
52.2 % of votes cast
12
2.5 % of votes cast
Against party
20
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

29
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 650
Appearances
72
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
41
-79.4 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Contributions
115
-5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 213 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
£2,190,913
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,019
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 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
Trade
85 of 88 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
162 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
61 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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