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Rushanara Ali vs Gareth Thomas

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,414 shared comparable votes.

1,400 same votes 14 different votes 1,414 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
128 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
128 Aye 61 No
66 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
66 Aye 67 No
40 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
40 Aye 85 No
29 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
47 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 60 shared votes
47 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 178 shared votes
114 Aye 64 No
35 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
128 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
128 Aye 61 No
66 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
66 Aye 67 No
40 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
40 Aye 85 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

76.4%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
1,830
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,593
2,396 eligible divisions
1,032
56.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
56.4% of votes cast
798
43.6% of votes cast
No votes
694
43.6% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

48
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
44
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
45
-106.4 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
Contributions
48
-103.4 vs Commons average
Rank 525 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
67 of 70 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Trade
83 of 94 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API