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Apsana Begum vs Yasmin Qureshi

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 Yasmin Qureshi
Yasmin Qureshi
Lab Bolton South and Walkden

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Yasmin Qureshi voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 895 shared comparable votes.

870 same votes 25 different votes 895 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
73 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
73 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 63% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
43 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 96 shared votes
39 Aye 57 No
25 Aye 9 No
Housing 94% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
34 Aye 76 No
Migration 96% aligned 110 shared votes
34 Aye 76 No

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

Voting record

68.3%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
Participation
65.5%
7% below average
Rank 507 of 650
1,164
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,587
2,422 eligible divisions
602
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
883
55.6% of votes cast
562
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
704
44.4% of votes cast
24
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

88
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Appearances
76
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
96
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Contributions
125
-41.4 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£2,976,673
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13% above average
Latest expenses
£315,870
40% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
59 of 70 votes
#1
Housing
59 of 68 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye rebel
Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 14 Oct 2025
NHS / Health
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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