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Rushanara Ali vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,440 shared comparable votes.

1,428 same votes 12 different votes 1,440 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
133 Aye 80 No
Tax 100% aligned 213 shared votes
133 Aye 80 No
65 Aye 89 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 154 shared votes
65 Aye 89 No
35 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
35 Aye 54 No
31 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
42 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 64 shared votes
42 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 17 No
Benefits 92% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
103 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 167 shared votes
106 Aye 61 No
37 Aye 37 No
Trade 99% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
133 Aye 80 No
Tax 100% aligned 213 shared votes
133 Aye 80 No
65 Aye 89 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 154 shared votes
65 Aye 89 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 276 of 650
Participation
69.0%
3% below average
Rank 444 of 650
1,825
2,391 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,650
2,391 eligible divisions
1,032
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
923
55.9% of votes cast
793
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
727
44.1% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
49
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
45
-106.4 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
Contributions
37
-114.4 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
67 of 70 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Trade
83 of 94 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
Cross-Border Trade Resolution: Amendment (e) 20 Nov 2017
Trade
No rebel
No rebel
Draft Sovereign Grant 2011 (Change of Percentage) Order 2017 15 Mar 2017
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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