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James Asser vs Sojan Joseph

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 Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

James Asser and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 443 shared comparable votes.

443 same votes 0 different votes 443 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
43 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
43 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
43 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

86.7 %
14 % above average
Rank 73 of 647
Participation
93.4 %
20 % above average
Rank 9 of 647
462
533 eligible divisions
Total votes
498
533 eligible divisions
241
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
257
51.6 % of votes cast
221
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
241
48.4 % of votes cast
12
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 647
Appearances
59
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 647
47
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 647
Contributions
74
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£173,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#5
Transport
21 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API