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Rushanara Ali vs Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

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 Neil Shastri-Hurst
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Con Solihull West and Shirley

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 380 different votes 386 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
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
33 Aye 53 No
27 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
33 Aye 53 No
27 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
2 Aye 22 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 243 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
575 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
197
43.9 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
252
56.1 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
15
3.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

39
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
136
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 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
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 111 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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