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Apsana Begum vs Victoria Atkins

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 Victoria Atkins
Victoria Atkins
Con Louth and Horncastle

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Victoria Atkins voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 918 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 878 different votes 918 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
19 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
48 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 105 shared votes
60 Aye 45 No
23 Aye 8 No
Housing 6% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 8 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 17 No
Benefits 0% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
6 Aye 27 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
81.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 176 of 649
1,141
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,918
2,361 eligible divisions
598
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
925
48.2 % of votes cast
543
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
993
51.8 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
32
-106.3 vs Commons average
Rank 559 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
£1,703,387
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£241,610
7 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Energy
61 of 70 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
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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 121 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 43 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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