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Shockat Adam vs Apsana Begum

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

Photograph of Shockat Adam
Shockat Adam
Ind Leicester South
vs
Photograph of Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Shockat Adam and Apsana Begum voted the same way 68% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

173 same votes 81 different votes 254 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 91% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 4 No
Housing 88% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 16 No
Education 26% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
29 Aye 18 No
Tax 43% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 63% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 65% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

59.0%
14% below average
Rank 581 of 649
Participation
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 441 of 649
348
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,152
1,658 eligible divisions
190
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
52.1% of votes cast
158
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
552
47.9% of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
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

187
+104.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649
Appearances
83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649
205
+61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
Contributions
92
-51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£231,212
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£231,212
2% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
8
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Housing
26 of 32 votes
#1
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#2
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Defence
23 of 34 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
Education
31 of 50 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API