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Apsana Begum vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 875 shared comparable votes.

707 same votes 168 different votes 875 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
23 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
23 Aye 76 No
22 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 7 No
Education 36% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 45% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
75 Aye 35 No
Tax 48% aligned 110 shared votes
62 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 49% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 22 No
Defence 69% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

69.5%
3% below average
Rank 441 of 649
Participation
73.3%
1% above average
Rank 353 of 649
1,152
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,554
2,121 eligible divisions
600
52.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
844
54.3% of votes cast
552
47.9% of votes cast
No votes
710
45.7% of votes cast
24
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
Appearances
147
+63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
95
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 650
Contributions
209
+63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 128 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13% above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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 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
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