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Apsana Begum vs Chris Law

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 Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Chris Law voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 565 shared comparable votes.

513 same votes 52 different votes 565 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
28 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
28 Aye 68 No
22 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 29 No
Tax 56% aligned 94 shared votes
60 Aye 34 No
11 Aye 4 No
Energy 73% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
28 Aye 68 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
52.5 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 648
1,111
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,214
2,312 eligible divisions
588
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
671
55.3 % of votes cast
523
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
543
44.7 % of votes cast
19
1.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 648
Appearances
56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 648
58
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 648
Contributions
66
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 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
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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

Work / Employment
56 of 65 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 41 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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