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Apsana Begum vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 588 shared comparable votes.

543 same votes 45 different votes 588 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
34 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
34 Aye 52 No
23 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
23 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
62 Aye 25 No
Tax 69% aligned 87 shared votes
61 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 5 No
Energy 79% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 1 No
Education 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 13 No
Defence 90% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 21 No
Trade 91% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 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
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
1,111
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
588
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
523
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
19
1.7 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
58
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 648
Contributions
208
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
200 of 211 votes
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 41 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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 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
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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