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Kate Osamor vs Apsana Begum

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

Photograph of Kate Osamor
Kate Osamor
Lab Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
vs
Photograph of Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Kate Osamor and Apsana Begum voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 832 shared comparable votes.

806 same votes 26 different votes 832 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
73 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
73 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 19 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 21 No
Trade 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
20 Aye 19 No
Benefits 87% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 88% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 91% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 6 No
Energy 92% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.9%
6% below average
Rank 499 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
1,597
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,164
1,704 eligible divisions
886
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
602
51.7% of votes cast
711
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
562
48.3% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

13
-82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
88
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
22
-144.4 vs Commons average
Rank 612 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

£1,989,895
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£250,449
11% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
#1
Benefits
59 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Transport
78 of 98 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 82 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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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
Aye
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 5 Nov 2025
No 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
No
Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 14 Oct 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 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
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