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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 284 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 282 different votes 284 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 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
491
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
254
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.4 % of votes cast
237
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
951
51.6 % of votes cast
12
2.4 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

51
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
Contributions
46
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
20
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
20 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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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