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Rushanara Ali vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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 Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,611 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 1,555 different votes 1,611 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
10 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 16 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 18 No
Energy 4% aligned 49 shared votes
20 Aye 29 No
41 Aye 37 No
Trade 4% aligned 78 shared votes
40 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
130 Aye 73 No
Tax 0% aligned 203 shared votes
73 Aye 130 No
42 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 64 shared votes
22 Aye 42 No
34 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
33 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 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
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

39
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 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
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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