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James Asser vs Sir Mel Stride

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 Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

James Asser and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 257 different votes 259 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
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
24 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 No
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

86.5 %
13 % above average
Rank 81 of 648
Participation
78.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 648
455
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,810
2,312 eligible divisions
240
52.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
874
48.3 % of votes cast
215
47.3 % of votes cast
No votes
936
51.7 % of votes cast
12
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

33
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 648
Appearances
29
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 648
47
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 648
Contributions
51
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£173,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
6 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
204 of 211 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#5
Energy
55 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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