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Apsana Begum vs Andrew Bowie

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

Photograph of Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse
vs
Photograph of Andrew Bowie
Andrew Bowie
Con West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Andrew Bowie voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 896 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 857 different votes 896 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
6 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
46 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 93 shared votes
49 Aye 44 No
24 Aye 8 No
Housing 6% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
28 Aye 21 No
Benefits 4% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

69.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 440 of 649
Participation
80.4 %
8 % above average
Rank 193 of 649
1,141
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,106 eligible divisions
598
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
826
48.8 % of votes cast
543
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
868
51.2 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
64
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
105
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,982,147
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£339,342
50 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
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

Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
187 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 87 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 23 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
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