Portrait of James Asser

James Asser

Labour Sitting MP

MP for West Ham and Beckton · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: james.asser.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Constituency office

Tel: 0208 103 6936

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
85.6%
540 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
51 meetings attended
Debate contributions
101
in the 7 year window
Written questions
32
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
4
current

Biography

James Asser is the Labour MP for West Ham and Beckton, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
West Ham and Beckton4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
85.6%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
540

joint 69th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

James Asser voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 93.2%93.2%2025: 81.4%81.4%2026: 89.0%89.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236210 89.0%
2025322262 81.4%
20247368 93.2%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631540 85.6%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
101
Written questions
32
Oral questions
23
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
51

562nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
James Asser: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 6620242025: 181820252026: 882026
Oral questions per year
James Asser: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 5520242025: 8820252026: 10102026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 32 24 8 10 0 0 0
2025 47 33 18 8 0 0 0
2024 22 15 6 5 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill Member 4 November 2026 – no published attendance
Committee of Privileges Member 10 September 2026 – no published attendance
Committee on Standards Member 10 September 2026 – no published attendance
Procedure Committee Member 4 November 2024 51 of 51 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
101
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
72
distinct debates

joint 583rd of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
James Asser: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0132538502024: 222220242025: 474720252026: 32322026
Debates participated in per year
James Asser: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 151520242025: 333320252026: 24242026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for West Ham and Beckton
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Procedure Committee
  2. 2026

    • – Joined Committee of Privileges
    • – Joined Committee on Standards
    • – Joined Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill

Constituency: West Ham and Beckton

West Ham and Beckton constituency boundary
Area
19.0 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 9,254
Electorate
78,964 · turnout 46.0%
Postcode areas
E13, E15, E16, E3, E6, IG11, N81

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.