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Jess Asato vs Naz Shah

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 Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West

Voting alignment

Jess Asato and Naz Shah voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

321 same votes 0 different votes 321 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
41 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
41 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
41 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 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
65.3%
7% below average
Rank 514 of 649
465
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,551
2,376 eligible divisions
227
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
860
55.4% of votes cast
238
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
691
44.6% of votes cast
15
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

21
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650
Appearances
22
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
29
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
Contributions
26
-119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
£194,965
14% below average
Latest expenses
£312,636
38% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Housing
57 of 67 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 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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