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Rushanara Ali vs Olivia Bailey

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 Olivia Bailey
Olivia Bailey
Lab Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Olivia Bailey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 0 different votes 349 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
31 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 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
72.9 %
same as average
Rank 364 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
419
575 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
50.4 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
208
49.6 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 649
Appearances
64
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 649
65
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
Contributions
211
+73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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
£210,175
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£210,175
7 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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