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Rushanara Ali vs Brendan O'Hara

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 Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,051 shared comparable votes.

956 same votes 95 different votes 1,051 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
106 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
106 Aye 72 No
30 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 19 No
Benefits 74% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
108 Aye 52 No
Tax 76% aligned 160 shared votes
103 Aye 57 No
26 Aye 11 No
Energy 78% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 84% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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
58.6 %
15 % below average
Rank 588 of 648
1,759
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
2,312 eligible divisions
1,008
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
745
55.0 % of votes cast
751
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
610
45.0 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

22
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 648
Appearances
41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 648
60
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 648
Contributions
46
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 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
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
Migration
161 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Trade
77 of 88 votes
#5
Benefits
65 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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 Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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