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Rushanara Ali vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,391 shared comparable votes.

1,378 same votes 13 different votes 1,391 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
123 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
123 Aye 62 No
58 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
58 Aye 63 No
27 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
27 Aye 68 No
33 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
46 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
46 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 21 No
Benefits 93% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
39 Aye 38 No
Trade 96% aligned 77 shared votes
36 Aye 41 No
95 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 162 shared votes
98 Aye 64 No
123 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
123 Aye 62 No
58 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
58 Aye 63 No

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

Voting record

76.4%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
Participation
66.8%
6% below average
Rank 476 of 650
1,830
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,396 eligible divisions
1,032
56.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
798
43.6% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

48
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
55
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
45
-106.4 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
Contributions
91
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 384 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
73 of 76 votes
#1
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#2
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Trade
83 of 94 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
Cross-Border Trade Resolution: Amendment (e) 20 Nov 2017
Trade
No rebel
No rebel
Draft Sovereign Grant 2011 (Change of Percentage) Order 2017 15 Mar 2017
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API