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Rushanara Ali vs Alicia Kearns

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 Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Alicia Kearns voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 840 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 805 different votes 840 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
14 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 15 No
Benefits 6% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 4 No
Energy 5% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
56 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 119 shared votes
63 Aye 56 No
15 Aye 20 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 38 No
Migration 0% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 40 shared votes
11 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 648
Participation
71.1 %
2 % below average
Rank 411 of 648
1,759
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,134
1,594 eligible divisions
1,008
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
557
49.1 % of votes cast
751
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
577
50.9 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
25
2.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

22
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 648
Appearances
56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 648
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 648
Contributions
87
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,176
42 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
37 of 41 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Trade
77 of 88 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
143 of 173 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Closure 1 Mar 2024
Aye
No
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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