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Rushanara Ali vs Greg Smith

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
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Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Greg Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,120 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 1,084 different votes 1,120 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
28 Aye 17 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
15 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 9 No
Energy 3% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
66 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 140 shared votes
72 Aye 68 No
94 Aye 51 No
Tax 1% aligned 145 shared votes
49 Aye 96 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
36 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 47 shared votes
11 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 47 shared votes
16 Aye 31 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
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 31 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,459
1,643 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
710
48.7 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
749
51.3 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % 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
200
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
235
+96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 94 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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