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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 1,655 shared comparable votes.

1,650 same votes 5 different votes 1,655 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 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
139 Aye 76 No
112 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 183 shared votes
112 Aye 71 No
77 Aye 85 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 162 shared votes
77 Aye 85 No
40 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
40 Aye 99 No
35 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 37 No
Trade 97% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
139 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
139 Aye 76 No
112 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 183 shared votes
112 Aye 71 No
77 Aye 85 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 162 shared votes
77 Aye 85 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 213 of 649
Participation
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 649
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
838
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
779
43.2 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

93
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 649
Appearances
39
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 649
121
-17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 232 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

£2,194,899
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Migration
149 of 171 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
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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API