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Apsana Begum vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 941 shared comparable votes.

918 same votes 23 different votes 941 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
74 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
74 Aye 43 No
32 Aye 21 No
Benefits 100% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 22 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 8 No
Energy 92% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
24 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 22 No
Transport 94% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
54 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 115 shared votes
50 Aye 65 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
76.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 648
1,111
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,767
2,312 eligible divisions
588
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
991
56.1 % of votes cast
523
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
776
43.9 % of votes cast
19
1.7 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 648
Appearances
29
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 648
58
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 648
Contributions
32
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 539 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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

Work / Employment
56 of 65 votes
#1
Defence
56 of 59 votes
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 41 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Transport
74 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 5 Nov 2025
Aye
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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: Amendment 23 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
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 School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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