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Rushanara Ali vs James Cartlidge

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
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James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and James Cartlidge voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,588 shared comparable votes.

69 same votes 1,519 different votes 1,588 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
20 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
113 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 185 shared votes
73 Aye 112 No
25 Aye 18 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 18 No
Energy 4% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 35 No
Transport 0% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
41 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 62 shared votes
21 Aye 41 No
33 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 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
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

39
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
210 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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