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Johanna Baxter vs James Asser

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

Photograph of Johanna Baxter
Johanna Baxter
Lab Paisley and Renfrewshire South
vs
Photograph of James Asser
James Asser
Lab West Ham and Beckton

Voting alignment

Johanna Baxter and James Asser voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 447 shared comparable votes.

447 same votes 0 different votes 447 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
42 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
42 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
42 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

87.5 %
15 % above average
Rank 53 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 88 of 649
503
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
575 eligible divisions
255
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
254
51.7 % of votes cast
248
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
237
48.3 % of votes cast
12
2.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

117
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
51
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
133
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Contributions
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£135,214
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£173,878
all imported IPSA years
£135,214
40 % below average
Latest expenses
£173,878
23 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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