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Apsana Begum vs Dawn Butler

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 Dawn Butler
Dawn Butler
Lab Brent East

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Dawn Butler voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 808 shared comparable votes.

790 same votes 18 different votes 808 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
74 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
74 Aye 41 No
24 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 81 shared votes
24 Aye 57 No
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 92% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 8 No
Housing 93% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 7 No
Energy 94% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 28 No
Transport 95% aligned 37 shared votes
7 Aye 30 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
64.1 %
9 % below average
Rank 528 of 649
1,141
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,514
2,361 eligible divisions
598
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
841
55.5 % of votes cast
543
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
673
44.5 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.5 % 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
53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
64
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 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
£2,182,360
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£287,721
27 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#2
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Education
72 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Work / Employment
56 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye rebel
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 14 Oct 2025
NHS / Health
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 23 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 10 Sep 2025
Transport
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API