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Apsana Begum vs Stephen Doughty

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
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Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 776 shared comparable votes.

754 same votes 22 different votes 776 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
70 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
70 Aye 32 No
34 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
34 Aye 54 No
19 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 71% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 15 No
Benefits 76% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 4 No
Energy 93% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 3 No
Housing 95% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
16 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 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
66.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 498 of 648
1,111
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,541
2,312 eligible divisions
588
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
894
58.0 % of votes cast
523
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
647
42.0 % of votes cast
19
1.7 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 6 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 648
Appearances
54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 648
58
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 648
Contributions
298
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 37 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
177 of 211 votes
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 41 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 5 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 14 Oct 2025
NHS / Health
No
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39 8 Sep 2025
Housing
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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