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Apsana Begum vs Shabana Mahmood

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 Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
Lab Birmingham Ladywood

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Shabana Mahmood voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 655 shared comparable votes.

637 same votes 18 different votes 655 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
57 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
57 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 71 shared votes
19 Aye 52 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 9 No
Benefits 73% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 3 No
Education 90% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 4 No
Housing 94% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 2 No
Energy 94% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
39 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 89 shared votes
39 Aye 50 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
54.4 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 648
1,111
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,257
2,312 eligible divisions
588
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
725
57.7 % of votes cast
523
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
532
42.3 % of votes cast
19
1.7 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 648
Appearances
35
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 648
58
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 648
Contributions
544
+435.1 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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
£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£287,702
27 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 41 votes
#3
Trade
58 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
29 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
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