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James Asser vs Naz Shah

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 Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West

Voting alignment

James Asser and Naz Shah voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 0 different votes 346 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
30 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 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
65.3%
7% below average
Rank 514 of 649
505
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,551
2,376 eligible divisions
256
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
860
55.4% of votes cast
249
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
691
44.6% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Appearances
22
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
67
-78.7 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Contributions
26
-119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 593 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
£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£312,636
38% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
3 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
Housing
57 of 67 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API