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Apsana Begum vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 827 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 795 different votes 827 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
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
37 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 96 shared votes
60 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 26 No
Transport 3% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
89 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 132 shared votes
43 Aye 89 No
24 Aye 70 No
Migration 0% aligned 94 shared votes
70 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 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
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,141
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
598
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
543
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
188 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 23 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Third Reading 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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