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Rushanara Ali vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,372 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 1,320 different votes 1,372 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
8 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
29 Aye 14 No
Energy 5% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 28 No
Trade 3% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
69 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 147 shared votes
78 Aye 69 No
Most different by topic
136 Aye 63 No
Tax 0% aligned 199 shared votes
63 Aye 136 No
28 Aye 86 No
Migration 0% aligned 114 shared votes
86 Aye 28 No
36 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 57 shared votes
21 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
37 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 49 shared votes
12 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,759
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
1,008
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
751
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

22
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 648
Appearances
142
+81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 648
Contributions
163
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
188 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Trade
77 of 88 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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