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Jess Asato vs Dame Chi Onwurah

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Jess Asato
Jess Asato
Lab Lowestoft
vs
Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Voting alignment

Jess Asato and Dame Chi Onwurah voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 different votes 348 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
25 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

78.8%
6% above average
Rank 225 of 649
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 279 of 649
465
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
227
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,005
55.5% of votes cast
238
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
807
44.5% of votes cast
15
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

21
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649
Appearances
110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 649
Contributions
159
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£194,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
£194,965
14% below average
Latest expenses
£303,201
34% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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