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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Apsana Begum

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

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
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Photograph of Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Apsana Begum voted the same way 30% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

84 same votes 196 different votes 280 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 7 No
Housing 60% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 52% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
29 Aye 36 No
Tax 5% aligned 65 shared votes
39 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 11% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 16% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 17 No
Education 16% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 456 of 649
Participation
69.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 440 of 649
394
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,141
1,643 eligible divisions
203
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
598
52.4 % of votes cast
191
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
543
47.6 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 649
Appearances
76
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 649
196
+57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
Contributions
86
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13 % above average
4
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
23 of 24 votes
#1
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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