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Rushanara Ali vs Gareth Bacon

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 Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,122 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 1,085 different votes 1,122 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 11 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 17 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
15 Aye 30 No
35 Aye 90 No
Migration 3% aligned 125 shared votes
86 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 10 No
Energy 3% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 20 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
35 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 47 shared votes
12 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
15 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 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
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

39
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 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
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
63 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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