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Barry Gardiner vs Apsana Begum

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West
vs
Photograph of Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Apsana Begum voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 848 shared comparable votes.

826 same votes 22 different votes 848 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
91 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
91 Aye 41 No
19 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 21 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 6 No
Energy 92% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 27 No
Transport 95% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 58 No
Migration 95% aligned 80 shared votes
22 Aye 58 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
1,616
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,164
1,704 eligible divisions
902
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
602
51.7% of votes cast
714
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
562
48.3% of votes cast
18
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Appearances
88
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
91
-75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Contributions
96
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Trade
77 of 94 votes
#1
Benefits
59 of 70 votes
Transport
80 of 98 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 14 Oct 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 23 10 Sept 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 10 Sept 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API