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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs Rushanara Ali

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

Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West
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Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 0 different votes 370 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
36 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 649
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
435
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
227
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
56.6% of votes cast
208
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
787
43.4% of votes cast
14
3.2% 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

72
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 649
Appearances
47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 201 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

£243,911
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8% above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
4
3 registered categories
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

Migration
12 of 13 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Energy
17 of 20 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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