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Helen Hayes vs Rushanara Ali

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,689 shared comparable votes.

1,684 same votes 5 different votes 1,689 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
139 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 216 shared votes
139 Aye 77 No
112 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 183 shared votes
112 Aye 71 No
78 Aye 88 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 166 shared votes
78 Aye 88 No
40 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
40 Aye 99 No
46 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 75 shared votes
46 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 37 No
Trade 97% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 No
139 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 216 shared votes
139 Aye 77 No
112 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 183 shared votes
112 Aye 71 No
78 Aye 88 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 166 shared votes
78 Aye 88 No
40 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
40 Aye 99 No

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

Voting record

79.4%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 650
1,910
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,839
2,405 eligible divisions
1,047
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,036
56.3% of votes cast
863
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
803
43.7% of votes cast
20
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

107
+19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
Appearances
48
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
127
-26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Contributions
45
-108.4 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30% above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
2
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

Housing
63 of 67 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
#3
Trade
83 of 94 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Housing
59 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Aye
Draft Sovereign Grant 2011 (Change of Percentage) Order 2017 15 Mar 2017
No rebel
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
No
Record Copies of Act 20 Apr 2016
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API