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Apsana Begum vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Greg Smith voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 994 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 955 different votes 994 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 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
56 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 123 shared votes
69 Aye 54 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 4% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 21 No
Benefits 4% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 7 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 83 No
Migration 0% aligned 118 shared votes
83 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 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
89.2 %
16 % above average
Rank 39 of 648
1,111
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,422
1,594 eligible divisions
588
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
689
48.5 % of votes cast
523
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
733
51.5 % of votes cast
19
1.7 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 648
Appearances
159
+98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 648
58
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 648
Contributions
229
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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
63 of 63 votes
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 41 votes
#3
Trade
49 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#4
Migration
148 of 152 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 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 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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