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James Asser vs Ms Polly Billington

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 Ms Polly Billington
Ms Polly Billington
Lab East Thanet

Voting alignment

James Asser and Ms Polly Billington voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 405 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 0 different votes 405 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
43 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
43 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
43 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

86.8 %
14 % above average
Rank 68 of 647
Participation
82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 166 of 647
466
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
537 eligible divisions
242
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
53.1 % of votes cast
224
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
207
46.9 % of votes cast
12
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.7 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

30
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 647
Appearances
66
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 647
43
-70.6 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 647
Contributions
97
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£173,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,742
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£162,742
28 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 17 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API