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Sarah Smith vs James Asser

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of James Asser
James Asser
Lab West Ham and Beckton

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and James Asser voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

319 same votes 0 different votes 319 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
34 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

62.1 %
11 % below average
Rank 554 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 88 of 649
357
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
575 eligible divisions
191
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
254
51.7 % of votes cast
166
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
237
48.3 % of votes cast
13
3.6 % 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

62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Appearances
51
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
79
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 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

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£173,878
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£173,878
23 % below average
2
2 registered categories
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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Tax
80 of 111 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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