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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 793 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 759 different votes 793 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 7 No
Energy 5% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
45 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 94 shared votes
51 Aye 43 No
30 Aye 46 No
Migration 4% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 16 No
Benefits 0% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 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
72.6 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 649
1,141
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,361 eligible divisions
598
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
785
45.8 % of votes cast
543
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
928
54.2 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
132
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
161
+22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 166 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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

Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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