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Apsana Begum vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Ed Davey voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 703 shared comparable votes.

582 same votes 121 different votes 703 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 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
33 Aye 47 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 15 No
Trade 100% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 11 No
Education 40% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
68 Aye 29 No
Tax 53% aligned 97 shared votes
58 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 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
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 648
1,111
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
588
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
55.8 % of votes cast
523
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
554
44.2 % of votes cast
19
1.7 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % 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
49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
58
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 648
Contributions
82
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
170 of 188 votes
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 41 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
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