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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 81% of the time, based on 803 shared comparable votes.

653 same votes 150 different votes 803 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
9 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
2 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 11 No
Education 34% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 43% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
72 Aye 31 No
Tax 58% aligned 103 shared votes
61 Aye 42 No
21 Aye 18 No
Defence 64% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 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

69.5%
3% below average
Rank 441 of 649
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 497 of 649
1,152
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,405
2,121 eligible divisions
600
52.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
784
55.8% of votes cast
552
47.9% of votes cast
No votes
621
44.2% of votes cast
24
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
Appearances
154
+70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
95
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 650
Contributions
159
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 190 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13% above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
176 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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