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Rushanara Ali vs Dame Caroline Dinenage

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 Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Con Gosport

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Dame Caroline Dinenage voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,431 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 1,372 different votes 1,431 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
39 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 58 shared votes
22 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 17 No
Energy 5% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 16 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
14 Aye 31 No
39 Aye 33 No
Trade 4% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 35 No
Transport 0% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 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
77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 256 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,834
2,361 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
48.9 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
938
51.1 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

39
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
74
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 409 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
£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,728
26 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
202 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Football Governance Bills [Lords]: Second Reading 28 Apr 2025
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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