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Apsana Begum vs Sarah Olney

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 Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Sarah Olney voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 870 shared comparable votes.

703 same votes 167 different votes 870 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
20 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
20 Aye 72 No
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 7 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
49 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 106 shared votes
55 Aye 51 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 12 No
Education 37% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 38% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
79 Aye 40 No
Tax 55% aligned 119 shared votes
73 Aye 46 No
21 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 57% aligned 35 shared votes
6 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 20 No
Defence 67% aligned 42 shared votes
24 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,141
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
598
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
543
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
47 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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