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Apsana Begum vs Wendy Chamberlain

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 Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 856 shared comparable votes.

690 same votes 166 different votes 856 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
28 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
28 Aye 77 No
21 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 17 No
Trade 96% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 4 No
Energy 95% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 92% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 13 No
Education 37% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 40% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
70 Aye 41 No
Tax 53% aligned 111 shared votes
68 Aye 43 No
20 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 17 No
Defence 71% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 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
69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 649
1,141
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,136
1,643 eligible divisions
598
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
588
51.8 % of votes cast
543
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
548
48.2 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
120 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 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
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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