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James Asser vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

James Asser and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 0 different votes 335 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 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 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
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
505
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
256
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
249
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Appearances
5
-78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
67
-78.7 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Contributions
5
-140.7 vs Commons average
Rank 629 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API