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Apsana Begum vs Zarah Sultana

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 Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,021 shared comparable votes.

999 same votes 22 different votes 1,021 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
55 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
55 Aye 66 No
36 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
36 Aye 83 No
24 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
26 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 85% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
27 Aye 19 No
Benefits 91% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 22 No
Trade 91% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 27 No
Transport 95% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 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
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,141
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
598
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
543
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % 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
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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