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James Asser vs Mr Paul Foster

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 Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

James Asser and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 436 shared comparable votes.

431 same votes 5 different votes 436 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
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

85.5%
13% above average
Rank 76 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 650
530
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
620 eligible divisions
265
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
49.7% of votes cast
265
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.3% of votes cast
14
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Appearances
50
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
71
-88.5 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
Contributions
88
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 413 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
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API