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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 430 shared comparable votes.

430 same votes 0 different votes 430 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
29 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 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
29 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 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
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 89 of 649
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
503
590 eligible divisions
1,025
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
49.3% of votes cast
787
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.7% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.6% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
Appearances
70
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 649
43
-100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 649
Contributions
114
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649

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
59 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#5
Housing
31 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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