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Rushanara Ali vs Kenneth Stevenson

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 Kenneth Stevenson
Kenneth Stevenson
Lab Airdrie and Shotts

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Kenneth Stevenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 0 different votes 346 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
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
22 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
22 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 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
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 400 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
49.8 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
206
50.2 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 649
Appearances
11
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 649
65
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 649
Contributions
15
-124.3 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£109,998
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£109,998
51 % below 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Tax
95 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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