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Johanna Baxter vs Rushanara Ali

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

Photograph of Johanna Baxter
Johanna Baxter
Lab Paisley and Renfrewshire South
vs
Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Johanna Baxter and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 437 shared comparable votes.

437 same votes 0 different votes 437 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
49 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
49 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
49 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

87.3%
15% above average
Rank 57 of 649
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
515
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
257
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
56.6% of votes cast
258
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
787
43.4% of votes cast
14
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

119
+36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 649
Appearances
46
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
135
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649
Contributions
43
-100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£135,214
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£135,214
40% below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
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
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
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