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Mary Kelly Foy vs Rushanara Ali

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 997 shared comparable votes.

982 same votes 15 different votes 997 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
89 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
89 Aye 37 No
37 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
37 Aye 74 No
30 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 47 shared votes
16 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 22 No
Benefits 88% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 18 No
Trade 97% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
40 Aye 13 No
Education 98% aligned 53 shared votes
41 Aye 12 No
42 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 113 shared votes
43 Aye 70 No
89 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
89 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 650
1,121
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,839
2,405 eligible divisions
563
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,036
56.3% of votes cast
558
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
803
43.7% of votes cast
30
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
48
-40.8 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
72
-82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Contributions
45
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
0
0 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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
83 of 94 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Housing
59 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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