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Richard Burgon vs Apsana Begum

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


Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Apsana Begum voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,085 shared comparable votes.

1,068 same votes 17 different votes 1,085 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
92 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
92 Aye 52 No
34 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 56 shared votes
34 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 22 No
Trade 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 73% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
26 Aye 18 No
Education 93% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 32 No
Transport 96% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 96% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
29 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
8% above average
Rank 197 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 650
1,933
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,161
1,699 eligible divisions
1,059
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
601
51.8% of votes cast
874
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
560
48.2% of votes cast
45
2.3% 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

94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 370 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

£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
8
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

Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#1
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API