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James Asser vs Sarah Bool

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 Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

James Asser and Sarah Bool voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

21 same votes 345 different votes 366 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
26 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
42 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
38 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
38 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 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
70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
505
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
590 eligible divisions
256
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
177
42.3% of votes cast
249
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
241
57.7% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Appearances
94
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
67
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 304 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
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
2 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 112 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
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