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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.


Voting alignment

James Asser and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 1 different votes 397 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 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 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 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 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 81 of 649
Participation
78.5%
6% above average
Rank 228 of 649
505
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,866
2,376 eligible divisions
256
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
54.9% of votes cast
249
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
842
45.1% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
32 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

52
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Appearances
53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
67
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
Contributions
199
+55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649

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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API