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Pat McFadden vs Rushanara Ali

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

Photograph of Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East
vs
Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Pat McFadden and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,372 shared comparable votes.

1,366 same votes 6 different votes 1,372 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
105 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
105 Aye 47 No
63 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
63 Aye 63 No
39 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
39 Aye 84 No
37 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 75 shared votes
37 Aye 38 No
36 Aye 24 No
Benefits 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 180 shared votes
110 Aye 70 No
105 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
105 Aye 47 No
63 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
63 Aye 63 No
39 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
39 Aye 84 No
37 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 75 shared votes
37 Aye 38 No

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

Voting record

65.5%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 649
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
1,557
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
898
57.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
56.6% of votes cast
659
42.3% of votes cast
No votes
787
43.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

35
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 649
Appearances
47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
255
+109.1 vs Commons average
Rank 86 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

£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£225,631
same as average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
1
1 registered category
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
184 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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