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James Asser vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

James Asser and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 447 shared comparable votes.

447 same votes 0 different votes 447 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
42 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
42 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
42 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 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
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
505
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
256
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
56.6% of votes cast
249
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
787
43.4% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

52
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 649
Appearances
47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
67
-78.9 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 649
Contributions
44
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 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
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