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James Asser vs Shabana Mahmood

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 Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
Lab Birmingham Ladywood

Voting alignment

James Asser and Shabana Mahmood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 149 shared comparable votes.

149 same votes 0 different votes 149 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
25 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

85.9%
13% above average
Rank 80 of 650
Participation
53.3%
19% below average
Rank 614 of 650
516
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,273
2,387 eligible divisions
262
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
731
57.4% of votes cast
254
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
542
42.6% of votes cast
14
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

53
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Appearances
71
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
68
-81.1 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650
Contributions
823
+673.9 vs Commons average
Rank 5 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
£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£287,702
27% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
182 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Trade
59 of 94 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
107 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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