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Tom Gordon vs Apsana Begum

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

Photograph of Tom Gordon
Tom Gordon
LD Harrogate and Knaresborough
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Photograph of Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Tom Gordon and Apsana Begum voted the same way 34% of the time, based on 281 shared comparable votes.

95 same votes 186 different votes 281 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
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 37 No
Tax 6% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 11% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 21% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 23% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 24% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 649
Participation
69.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 440 of 649
387
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,141
1,643 eligible divisions
209
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
598
52.4 % of votes cast
178
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
543
47.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

177
+99.0 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 649
Appearances
76
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 649
255
+116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
Contributions
86
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£217,333
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£217,333
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13 % above average
3
2 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Housing
25 of 31 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
48 of 62 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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