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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 570 shared comparable votes.

518 same votes 52 different votes 570 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 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
28 Aye 70 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 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
28 Aye 70 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
51.6 %
21 % below average
Rank 620 of 649
1,141
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,219
2,361 eligible divisions
598
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
672
55.1 % of votes cast
543
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
547
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
58
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
67
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
2
2 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

Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 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
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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