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Rebecca Long Bailey vs Apsana Begum

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

Photograph of Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford
vs
Photograph of Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Rebecca Long Bailey and Apsana Begum voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 986 shared comparable votes.

962 same votes 24 different votes 986 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
74 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
74 Aye 44 No
32 Aye 21 No
Benefits 100% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 22 No
Trade 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 7 No
Energy 93% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 28 shared votes
25 Aye 3 No
50 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 115 shared votes
54 Aye 61 No
13 Aye 27 No
Transport 95% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

76.8%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 650
1,856
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,161
1,699 eligible divisions
1,021
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
601
51.8% of votes cast
835
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
560
48.2% of votes cast
26
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

65
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
66
-98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 490 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

£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£259,636
15% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
5
1 registered category
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
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
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 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
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
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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