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Apsana Begum vs Neil O'Brien

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
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Photograph of Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 972 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 931 different votes 972 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
22 Aye 8 No
Housing 7% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
55 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 120 shared votes
68 Aye 52 No
27 Aye 21 No
Benefits 4% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 9 No
Energy 3% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 77 No
Migration 0% aligned 105 shared votes
77 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

69.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 440 of 649
Participation
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,141
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
598
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
543
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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