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James Asser vs Sir Stephen Timms

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 Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

James Asser and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

382 same votes 0 different votes 382 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
28 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 96 of 650
Participation
78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 232 of 650
481
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,850
2,351 eligible divisions
248
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,020
55.1 % of votes cast
233
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
830
44.9 % of votes cast
12
2.5 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
32 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

38
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
Appearances
53
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
48
-80.7 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
Contributions
151
+22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 167 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
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API