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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Rushanara Ali

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,600 shared comparable votes.

1,595 same votes 5 different votes 1,600 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
118 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
118 Aye 62 No
89 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 169 shared votes
89 Aye 80 No
34 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
34 Aye 98 No
51 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 73 shared votes
51 Aye 22 No
44 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 65 shared votes
44 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 35 No
Trade 97% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
110 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 178 shared votes
109 Aye 69 No
118 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
118 Aye 62 No
89 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 169 shared votes
89 Aye 80 No
34 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
34 Aye 98 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
Participation
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
795
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
779
43.2 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

108
+30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Appearances
39
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 649
157
+18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
Contributions
36
-102.4 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sep 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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