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Apsana Begum vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Christine Jardine voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 784 shared comparable votes.

647 same votes 137 different votes 784 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
33 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
33 Aye 69 No
20 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 4 No
Energy 95% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 11 No
Education 34% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 41% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
72 Aye 29 No
Tax 59% aligned 101 shared votes
59 Aye 42 No
21 Aye 15 No
Defence 67% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 16 No
Benefits 73% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 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
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 648
1,111
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,374
2,057 eligible divisions
588
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
759
55.2 % of votes cast
523
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
615
44.8 % 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
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 648
58
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 648
Contributions
123
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 166 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
176 of 188 votes
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 161 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 41 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 84 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Education
59 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
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
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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