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Apsana Begum vs Gareth Bacon

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 Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,027 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 988 different votes 1,027 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
6 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 14% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
57 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 124 shared votes
70 Aye 54 No
29 Aye 21 No
Benefits 4% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 9 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
12 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 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
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
1,141
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
598
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
543
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 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
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 23 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
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