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Margaret Mullane vs Rushanara Ali

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

Photograph of Margaret Mullane
Margaret Mullane
Lab Dagenham and Rainham
vs
Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Margaret Mullane and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 451 shared comparable votes.

445 same votes 6 different votes 451 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
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 79% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 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

88.1%
16% above average
Rank 43 of 649
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
520
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
265
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
56.6% of votes cast
255
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
787
43.4% of votes cast
22
4.2% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

8
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
Appearances
47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
10
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
44
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£165,025
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£165,025
27% below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
4
3 registered categories
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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