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Rushanara Ali vs Alex Baker

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

Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney
vs
Photograph of Alex Baker
Alex Baker
Lab Aldershot

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Alex Baker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 0 different votes 396 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
44 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
44 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
44 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
Participation
77.1%
5% above average
Rank 265 of 649
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
590 eligible divisions
1,025
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
53.4% of votes cast
787
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
212
46.6% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
Appearances
68
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649
43
-100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 649
Contributions
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£175,028
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44% above average
Latest expenses
£175,028
23% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 20 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
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
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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