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Apsana Begum vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 963 shared comparable votes.

935 same votes 28 different votes 963 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
93 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
93 Aye 48 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 22 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 73% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 8 No
Energy 93% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
32 Aye 14 No
Education 93% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 25 No
Transport 95% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
54 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 110 shared votes
50 Aye 60 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
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
1,111
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
588
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
523
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
768
43.1 % of votes cast
19
1.7 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % 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
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
58
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 648
Contributions
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 41 votes
#3
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#4
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
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 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
Aye
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