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Caroline Voaden vs Apsana Begum

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

Photograph of Caroline Voaden
Caroline Voaden
LD South Devon
vs
Photograph of Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Caroline Voaden and Apsana Begum voted the same way 32% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

94 same votes 203 different votes 297 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
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
29 Aye 37 No
Tax 6% aligned 66 shared votes
41 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 13% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 16 No
Education 14% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 17% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

69.3%
3% below average
Rank 442 of 649
Participation
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 441 of 649
409
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,152
1,658 eligible divisions
207
50.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
52.1% of votes cast
202
49.4% of votes cast
No votes
552
47.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

184
+100.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
227
+81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
Contributions
95
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£193,283
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£193,283
15% below average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
2
2 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#2
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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
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