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Joe Robertson vs Rushanara Ali

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 365 different votes 377 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
33 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
50 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
50 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 311 of 649
Participation
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 279 of 649
430
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,800
2,359 eligible divisions
193
44.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
56.7 % of votes cast
237
55.1 % of votes cast
No votes
779
43.3 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

153
+76.0 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 649
Appearances
40
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 649
255
+118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
65
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
3
3 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

Housing
27 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#4
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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