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Rushanara Ali vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,177 shared comparable votes.

1,156 same votes 21 different votes 1,177 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
98 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
98 Aye 50 No
72 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
72 Aye 70 No
30 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
30 Aye 87 No
30 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 23 No
Benefits 89% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
33 Aye 15 No
Education 98% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
98 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
98 Aye 50 No
72 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
72 Aye 70 No
30 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
30 Aye 87 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 650
1,850
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
1,699 eligible divisions
1,044
56.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.1% of votes cast
806
43.6% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
45
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 433 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Trade
83 of 94 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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