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Ben Coleman vs Rushanara Ali

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

Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham
vs
Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 0 different votes 368 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
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
22 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
22 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
227
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
56.6% of votes cast
193
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
787
43.4% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
Appearances
47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
82
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 649
Contributions
44
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£186,638
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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