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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 852 shared comparable votes.

694 same votes 158 different votes 852 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 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
20 Aye 70 No
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 7 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 4 No
Energy 95% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 12 No
Education 35% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 36% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
79 Aye 38 No
Tax 56% aligned 117 shared votes
71 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

69.7 %
4 % below average
Rank 444 of 648
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,111
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
588
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
523
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
19
1.7 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
58
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 648
Contributions
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 41 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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 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
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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