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Rushanara Ali vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,012 shared comparable votes.

928 same votes 84 different votes 1,012 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
106 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
106 Aye 72 No
34 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 11 No
Energy 70% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 21 No
Benefits 76% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
101 Aye 46 No
Tax 80% aligned 147 shared votes
99 Aye 48 No
21 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 84% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 12 No
Defence 91% aligned 32 shared votes
19 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
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
200 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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