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Rushanara Ali vs Patricia Ferguson

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 Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 1 different votes 382 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
49 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
49 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 96% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
49 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
49 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 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 279 of 650
Participation
77.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 260 of 650
1,794
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
565 eligible divisions
1,018
56.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
51.7 % of votes cast
776
43.3 % of votes cast
No votes
211
48.3 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
16
3.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Appearances
80
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650
74
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Contributions
105
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Trade
78 of 89 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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