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Claire Hanna vs Apsana Begum

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

Photograph of Claire Hanna
Claire Hanna
SDLP Belfast South and Mid Down
vs
Photograph of Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Claire Hanna and Apsana Begum voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 612 shared comparable votes.

600 same votes 12 different votes 612 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
32 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
32 Aye 66 No
31 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 77 shared votes
31 Aye 46 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 6 No
Education 87% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 91% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
36 Aye 15 No
Tax 96% aligned 51 shared votes
36 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

45.6%
27% below average
Rank 627 of 649
Participation
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 441 of 649
756
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,152
1,658 eligible divisions
393
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
52.1% of votes cast
363
48.0% 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
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 649
Appearances
86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 649
39
-106.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 649
Contributions
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,304,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£301,191
33% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
#1
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
#2
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Migration
122 of 154 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Trade
33 of 53 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
25 of 41 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (k) 23 Jul 2024
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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