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Apsana Begum vs Mr Will Forster

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 Mr Will Forster
Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 34% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

105 same votes 205 different votes 310 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 78% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 67% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
40 Aye 28 No
Tax 4% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
6 Aye 11 No
Defence 12% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 18% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 20% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

69.5%
3% below average
Rank 441 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 317 of 649
1,152
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
590 eligible divisions
600
52.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
235
53.3% of votes cast
552
47.9% of votes cast
No votes
206
46.7% of votes cast
24
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
Appearances
185
+101.4 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
95
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 650
Contributions
229
+83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 108 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
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13% above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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

Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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