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Apsana Begum vs Brendan O'Hara

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 Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 663 shared comparable votes.

598 same votes 65 different votes 663 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
35 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
35 Aye 86 No
22 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
71 Aye 35 No
Tax 61% aligned 106 shared votes
70 Aye 36 No
14 Aye 7 No
Energy 71% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 10 No
Transport 76% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 1 No
Education 83% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
31 Aye 19 No
Benefits 88% aligned 50 shared votes
27 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
57.9 %
15 % below average
Rank 589 of 649
1,141
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,366
2,361 eligible divisions
598
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
752
55.1 % of votes cast
543
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
614
44.9 % 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
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 391 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
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Migration
163 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 77 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
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