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Rushanara Ali vs Emma Hardy

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 Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Emma Hardy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,340 shared comparable votes.

1,338 same votes 2 different votes 1,340 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
97 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
97 Aye 63 No
104 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
104 Aye 53 No
66 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
66 Aye 75 No
27 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
27 Aye 88 No
42 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
42 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
97 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
97 Aye 63 No
104 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
104 Aye 53 No
66 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
66 Aye 75 No
27 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
27 Aye 88 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
70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,487
2,106 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
805
54.1 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
682
45.9 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

39
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
394
+255.7 vs Commons average
Rank 36 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
£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,134
38 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sep 2018
Trade
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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