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Rushanara Ali vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Ian Lavery voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,617 shared comparable votes.

1,592 same votes 25 different votes 1,617 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
137 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 207 shared votes
137 Aye 70 No
38 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
38 Aye 98 No
39 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 74 shared votes
39 Aye 35 No
43 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 70 shared votes
43 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 20 No
Benefits 89% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
40 Aye 34 No
Trade 97% aligned 74 shared votes
38 Aye 36 No
32 Aye 25 No
Housing 98% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
109 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 174 shared votes
112 Aye 62 No
57 Aye 17 No
Education 99% aligned 74 shared votes
56 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
1,850
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,417 eligible divisions
1,044
56.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.4% of votes cast
806
43.6% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.6% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

48
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
45
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 650
Contributions
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Trade
83 of 94 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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