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Apsana Begum vs Sir Mel Stride

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 Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 857 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 826 different votes 857 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
15 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 12% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
47 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 102 shared votes
57 Aye 45 No
33 Aye 80 No
Migration 3% aligned 113 shared votes
77 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 16 No
Benefits 3% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 24 No
Transport 0% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
1,141
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
598
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.4 % of votes cast
543
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
951
51.6 % 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
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
46
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
204 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Third Reading 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 121 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM: motion to disagree Lords Amendment 49B 14 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sep 2024
Aye
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