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Valerie Vaz vs Apsana Begum

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Apsana Begum voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 998 shared comparable votes.

967 same votes 31 different votes 998 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
93 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
93 Aye 50 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 22 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 73% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 8 No
Energy 93% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
32 Aye 15 No
Education 94% aligned 47 shared votes
33 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 31 No
Transport 95% aligned 44 shared votes
15 Aye 29 No
50 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 110 shared votes
54 Aye 56 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 267 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
1,859
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,164
1,704 eligible divisions
1,046
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
602
51.7% of votes cast
813
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
562
48.3% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

39
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Appearances
88
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
17
-149.4 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 650
Contributions
96
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
2
2 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

Education
91 of 96 votes
#1
Benefits
59 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
Transport
83 of 98 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No 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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 5 Nov 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
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
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