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Apsana Begum vs Mrs Kemi Badenoch

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 Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 716 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 688 different votes 716 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
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 4% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 6 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
42 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 91 shared votes
48 Aye 43 No
31 Aye 65 No
Migration 3% aligned 96 shared votes
62 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 20 No
Transport 0% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 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
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 476 of 648
1,111
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,399
2,057 eligible divisions
588
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
693
49.5 % of votes cast
523
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
706
50.5 % of votes cast
19
1.7 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 648
Appearances
50
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 648
58
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 648
Contributions
208
+99.1 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
£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£278,687
23 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
167 of 188 votes
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#2
Trade
70 of 84 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 41 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 161 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
35 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 56 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 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Third Reading 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Great British Energy Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2025
Energy
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sep 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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