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Andy McDonald vs Apsana Begum

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Apsana Begum voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,020 shared comparable votes.

988 same votes 32 different votes 1,020 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
92 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
92 Aye 53 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 22 No
Trade 100% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 21 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 73% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 8 No
Energy 93% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
45 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 104 shared votes
49 Aye 55 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 95% aligned 44 shared votes
31 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

75.8%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
1,836
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,164
1,704 eligible divisions
1,018
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
602
51.7% of votes cast
818
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
562
48.3% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

102
+6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
Appearances
88
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
141
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Contributions
96
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
4
2 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

Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#1
Benefits
59 of 70 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
Aye
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 5 Nov 2025
No rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 14 Oct 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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