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Mark Garnier vs Rushanara Ali

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

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Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
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Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,560 shared comparable votes.

70 same votes 1,490 different votes 1,560 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
11 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
74 Aye 110 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 184 shared votes
112 Aye 72 No
24 Aye 37 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 61 shared votes
40 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 33 No
Benefits 4% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
39 Aye 38 No
Trade 4% aligned 77 shared votes
41 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 30 No
Housing 0% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

83.5%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 649
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
1,985
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
970
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
56.6% of votes cast
1,015
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
787
43.4% of votes cast
25
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

76
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 649
Appearances
47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
123
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 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

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15% above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
22
7 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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Jul 2025
Tax
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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