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Apsana Begum vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 824 shared comparable votes.

802 same votes 22 different votes 824 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
91 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
91 Aye 39 No
13 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 21 No
Trade 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 6 No
Energy 92% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 23 No
Transport 94% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 18 No
Benefits 95% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

69.7 %
4 % below average
Rank 444 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 479 of 648
1,111
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,568
2,312 eligible divisions
588
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
880
56.1 % of votes cast
523
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
688
43.9 % of votes cast
19
1.7 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 648
Appearances
45
-15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 648
58
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 648
Contributions
59
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
56 of 65 votes
#1
Trade
76 of 88 votes
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#2
Transport
74 of 87 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 41 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye rebel
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 14 Oct 2025
NHS / Health
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 23 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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