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Rushanara Ali vs Mike Wood

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 Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Mike Wood voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,513 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 1,446 different votes 1,513 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
18 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 18 No
Benefits 4% aligned 49 shared votes
16 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 17 No
Energy 4% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 94 No
Migration 3% aligned 125 shared votes
90 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
128 Aye 70 No
Tax 0% aligned 198 shared votes
70 Aye 128 No
30 Aye 32 No
Transport 0% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 22 No
Housing 0% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 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
86.3 %
14 % above average
Rank 69 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,038
2,361 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
979
48.0 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,059
52.0 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % 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
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
138
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 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
£2,040,385
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£275,907
22 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Migration
162 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 71 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Housing
60 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
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
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