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Apsana Begum vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 846 shared comparable votes.

830 same votes 16 different votes 846 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
70 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 107 shared votes
70 Aye 37 No
35 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
35 Aye 68 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 19 No
Benefits 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 64% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
28 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 94% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
44 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 106 shared votes
41 Aye 65 No
16 Aye 8 No
Education 96% aligned 24 shared votes
15 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
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,111
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
588
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
523
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
19
1.7 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 648
Appearances
13
-47.4 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 648
58
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 648
Contributions
16
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 41 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye rebel
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 14 Oct 2025
NHS / Health
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Third Reading 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 121 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API