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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 380 shared comparable votes.

380 same votes 0 different votes 380 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
28 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 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
28 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 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 279 of 650
Participation
77.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 259 of 650
1,794
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
565 eligible divisions
1,018
56.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
54.0 % of votes cast
776
43.3 % of votes cast
No votes
201
46.0 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Appearances
67
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
74
-54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Contributions
87
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650

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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#4
Education
43 of 49 votes
Trade
78 of 89 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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