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Apsana Begum vs Bobby Dean

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 Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean
LD Carshalton and Wallington

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Bobby Dean voted the same way 30% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

81 same votes 185 different votes 266 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
3 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 5 No
Housing 62% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 22 No
Tax 5% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 11% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 11 No
Defence 12% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 14% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 16% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 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
68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 457 of 649
1,141
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
394
575 eligible divisions
598
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
205
52.0 % of votes cast
543
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
189
48.0 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 649
Appearances
89
+11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
86
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 649
Contributions
104
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,307
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,307
21 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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

Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Benefits
24 of 30 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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