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Dame Meg Hillier vs Rushanara Ali

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,518 shared comparable votes.

1,516 same votes 2 different votes 1,518 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
134 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
134 Aye 62 No
112 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 184 shared votes
112 Aye 72 No
77 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
77 Aye 64 No
39 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
39 Aye 94 No
57 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 74 shared votes
57 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 28 No
Transport 98% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
134 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
134 Aye 62 No
112 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 184 shared votes
112 Aye 72 No
77 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
77 Aye 64 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 649
Participation
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 649
1,731
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
983
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
748
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
779
43.2 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

111
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Appearances
39
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
150
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Contributions
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
10
2 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

Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 votes
#5
Housing
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Draft Important Public Sevices (Transport) Regulations 2017 8 Feb 2017
Transport
No
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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