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Gareth Snell vs Rushanara Ali

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

Photograph of Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
vs
Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 824 shared comparable votes.

804 same votes 20 different votes 824 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
83 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
83 Aye 54 No
40 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No
36 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 11 No
Trade 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 106 shared votes
67 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 21 No
Transport 95% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
83 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
83 Aye 54 No
40 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

87.2%
15% above average
Rank 52 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
550
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,850
2,417 eligible divisions
271
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,044
56.4% of votes cast
279
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
806
43.6% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

205
+110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
48
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
316
+151.4 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Contributions
45
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22% below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
4
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Trade
83 of 94 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Housing
59 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Aye rebel
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No rebel
Amendment (a) to the Business of the House motion 3 Apr 2019
Transport
Aye
No rebel
Business of the House motion 1 Apr 2019
Transport
Aye
No rebel
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API