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Apsana Begum vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 777 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 745 different votes 777 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
10 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 8 No
Housing 6% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 5 No
Energy 5% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 45 No
Migration 4% aligned 75 shared votes
42 Aye 33 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 4% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 16 No
Benefits 0% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 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
72.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 372 of 648
1,111
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,680
2,312 eligible divisions
588
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
767
45.7 % of votes cast
523
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
913
54.3 % of votes cast
19
1.7 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % 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
64
+3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 648
58
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 648
Contributions
87
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 254 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
3
3 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

Work / Employment
56 of 65 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 41 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Great British Energy Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2025
Energy
No
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