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Sarah Bool vs Apsana Begum

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Apsana Begum voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 285 different votes 311 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
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 22% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 9 No
Housing 14% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 9 No
Energy 7% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 7 No
Transport 6% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
47 Aye 34 No
6 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 441 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,152
1,658 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
52.1% of votes cast
241
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
552
47.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

93
+10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
Appearances
84
+1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
109
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 649
Contributions
94
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
9
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
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