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James Asser vs Liz Twist

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 Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett

Voting alignment

James Asser and Liz Twist voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 483 shared comparable votes.

483 same votes 0 different votes 483 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 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
35 Aye 44 No
31 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
35 Aye 44 No
31 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

85.6%
13% above average
Rank 81 of 649
Participation
84.6%
12% above average
Rank 104 of 649
505
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,794
2,121 eligible divisions
256
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
974
54.3% of votes cast
249
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
820
45.7% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
16
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

52
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 649
Appearances
107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
67
-78.9 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 649
Contributions
151
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 205 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
£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£305,039
35% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 55 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 73 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 163 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API