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Rushanara Ali vs Dr Caroline Johnson

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 Caroline Johnson
Dr Caroline Johnson
Con Sleaford and North Hykeham

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Dr Caroline Johnson voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,444 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 1,381 different votes 1,444 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
17 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 17 No
Benefits 4% aligned 46 shared votes
15 Aye 31 No
39 Aye 33 No
Trade 4% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
69 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 149 shared votes
80 Aye 69 No
109 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 179 shared votes
68 Aye 111 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 60 shared votes
18 Aye 42 No
26 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 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
82.9 %
10 % above average
Rank 142 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,825
2,201 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
890
48.8 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
935
51.2 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 8 months
Since 8 Dec 2016

Debates

39
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
133
+55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
395
+256.7 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
£1,451,695
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£229,187
1 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
204 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 164 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 65 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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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