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James Asser vs Seema Malhotra

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


Voting alignment

James Asser and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

279 same votes 1 different votes 280 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
34 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 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
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 459 of 649
505
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
256
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
56.0% of votes cast
249
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.0% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
14 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Appearances
63
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
67
-78.7 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Contributions
335
+189.3 vs Commons average
Rank 51 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API