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Ms Diane Abbott vs Apsana Begum

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


Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Apsana Begum voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 850 shared comparable votes.

834 same votes 16 different votes 850 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
70 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 107 shared votes
70 Aye 37 No
35 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
35 Aye 70 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 19 No
Benefits 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 64% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
27 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 94% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
41 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 106 shared votes
44 Aye 62 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 96% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

63.0%
9% below average
Rank 545 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 650
1,523
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,161
1,699 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
601
51.8% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
560
48.2% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
39 years, 4 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

22
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
26
-138.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
Contributions
95
-69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
3
3 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
175 of 212 votes
#1
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
Housing
49 of 67 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API