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Rushanara Ali vs Sarah Coombes

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 433 shared comparable votes.

421 same votes 12 different votes 433 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
54 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
54 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
54 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 270 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 650
1,855
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
517
636 eligible divisions
1,047
56.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
259
50.1% of votes cast
808
43.6% of votes cast
No votes
258
49.9% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 650
Appearances
71
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
45
-123.2 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 650
Contributions
90
-78.2 vs Commons average
Rank 426 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44% above average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
83 of 94 votes
#3
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Housing
60 of 68 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API