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Rushanara Ali vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 411 shared comparable votes.

411 same votes 0 different votes 411 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
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 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 650
Participation
85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 650
1,793
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
563 eligible divisions
1,017
56.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
49.7 % of votes cast
776
43.3 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.3 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
73
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
Contributions
92
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 307 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
32 of 33 votes
Trade
78 of 89 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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