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Alison Bennett vs Apsana Begum

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

Photograph of Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex
vs
Photograph of Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Alison Bennett and Apsana Begum voted the same way 34% of the time, based on 301 shared comparable votes.

102 same votes 199 different votes 301 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 70% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
28 Aye 36 No
Tax 5% aligned 64 shared votes
39 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 11% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 17% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 20% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 649
Participation
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 441 of 649
422
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,152
1,658 eligible divisions
226
53.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
52.1% of votes cast
196
46.4% of votes cast
No votes
552
47.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

140
+56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
162
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
Contributions
95
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£141,775
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£141,775
37% below average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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
57 of 68 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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