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John McDonnell vs Apsana Begum

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Apsana Begum voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,075 shared comparable votes.

1,045 same votes 30 different votes 1,075 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
93 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
93 Aye 49 No
35 Aye 23 No
Benefits 100% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 82% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 93% aligned 42 shared votes
32 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 32 No
Transport 96% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
47 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 117 shared votes
50 Aye 67 No
20 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,164
1,704 eligible divisions
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
602
51.7% of votes cast
874
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
562
48.3% of votes cast
24
1.3% 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

147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
88
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
188
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
7
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

Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#1
Benefits
59 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No rebel
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 rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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