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James Asser vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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


Voting alignment

James Asser and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 458 shared comparable votes.

450 same votes 8 different votes 458 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
36 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 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 75 of 650
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 650
542
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
527
633 eligible divisions
274
50.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
49.5% of votes cast
268
49.4% of votes cast
No votes
266
50.5% of votes cast
14
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Appearances
7
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 650
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Contributions
7
-157.6 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API