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James Asser vs Sean Woodcock

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 Sean Woodcock
Sean Woodcock
Lab Banbury

Voting alignment

James Asser and Sean Woodcock voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 467 shared comparable votes.

466 same votes 1 different votes 467 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 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
42 Aye 42 No
30 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
42 Aye 42 No
30 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 88 of 649
Participation
93.4 %
21 % above average
Rank 7 of 649
491
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
537
575 eligible divisions
254
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
274
51.0 % of votes cast
237
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
263
49.0 % of votes cast
12
2.4 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
69
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
Contributions
91
-47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 348 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
£119,230
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£119,230
47 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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