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James Asser vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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 Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

James Asser and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 0 different votes 368 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
40 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
40 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
40 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 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 87 of 649
Participation
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 649
495
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
580 eligible divisions
255
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2% of votes cast
240
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8% of votes cast
12
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Appearances
42
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
65
-72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649
Contributions
48
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 499 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
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API