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Apsana Begum vs Ben Lake

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 Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Ben Lake voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 891 shared comparable votes.

789 same votes 102 different votes 891 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
34 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
34 Aye 87 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
78 Aye 43 No
Tax 66% aligned 121 shared votes
83 Aye 38 No
9 Aye 2 No
Education 73% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 25 No
Defence 78% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 22 No
Transport 78% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 20 No
Benefits 86% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 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
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,141
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
598
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
543
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % 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
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 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
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
182 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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