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James Asser vs Sarah Owen

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

James Asser and Sarah Owen voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 3 different votes 359 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
32 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 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 75 of 650
Participation
67.1%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 650
540
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,140
1,699 eligible divisions
272
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
581
51.0% of votes cast
268
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
559
49.0% of votes cast
14
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Appearances
68
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
72
-92.5 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Contributions
84
-80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 441 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
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
60 of 63 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API