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How James Asser votes

James Asser voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 235 votes, they went the other way.

What does this mean?

Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained

Recent votes

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
11 SepEnd of life for terminally ill adults: the first main voteAgainstFree vote
11 SepA vote to end a debateAgainstFree vote
10 SepSocial housing: an attempt to block itAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

Declared interests

MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.

James Asser has 1 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
MiscellaneousSchool Governor, Kingsford School, Beckton, Newham. This is an unpaid role.30 Jul 2024

Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page

Questions

MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.

James Asser asked 11 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department of Health and Social Care2
Department for Education2
Home Office2
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs1
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government1

Latest questions

2 Jul 2026 · to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answered 9 Jul 2026
24 Jun 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 14 Jul 2026
23 Jun 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 17 Jul 2026
25 Mar 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 17 Apr 2026
6 Feb 2026 · to the Department for Education
Answered 23 Feb 2026

Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Expenses

MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.

PAID IN 2025-26
£19,411
Office costs · claims for running an office£14,432
Staffing · claims relating to staff£4,979

34 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

James Asser represents West Ham and Beckton. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
James Asser

Labour

MAJORITY
9,254

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
46%

of people who could vote did

James Asser won with 45% of the votes, and Sophia Naqvi (Newham Independents Party) came second with 20%.

Votes for each party

Labour45% · 16,434
Newham Independents Party20% · 7,180
Green Party11% · 3,897
Conservative10% · 3,781
Reform UK8% · 2,800
Liberal Democrat4% · 1,606
Everyone else2% · 650
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
James AsserLabour16,43445.2%
Sophia NaqviNewham Independents Party7,18019.8%
Rob CallenderGreen Party3,89710.7%
Holly RamseyConservative3,78110.4%
Georgie DavidReform UK2,8007.7%
Emily BiglandLiberal Democrat1,6064.4%
Kayode ShedowoChristian Peoples Alliance4601.3%
Lois AustinTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1900.5%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£848 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
7.5%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

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Has this changed over time? 90%95%100%Oct 25Sep 26
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Source: Commons Votes API

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