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James Asser vs Zarah Sultana

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 Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

James Asser and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

238 same votes 93 different votes 331 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
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
32 Aye 30 No
Tax 90% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 87% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 81% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 50% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 50% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 50% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 95 of 650
Participation
74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 330 of 650
480
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,215
1,631 eligible divisions
247
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
51.8 % of votes cast
233
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
586
48.2 % of votes cast
12
2.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

34
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
16
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650
44
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
Contributions
18
-107.8 vs Commons average
Rank 600 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
15
5 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
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API