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James Asser vs Robin Swann

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 Robin Swann
Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

James Asser and Robin Swann voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 387 shared comparable votes.

91 same votes 296 different votes 387 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 50% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 9 No
Energy 42% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 5 No
Migration 40% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
41 Aye 39 No
Tax 6% aligned 80 shared votes
44 Aye 36 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
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 293 of 649
505
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
590 eligible divisions
256
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
54.4% of votes cast
249
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
204
45.6% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Appearances
121
+37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
67
-78.7 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Contributions
148
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10% 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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Tax
96 of 112 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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