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Rushanara Ali vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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 Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,519 shared comparable votes.

68 same votes 1,451 different votes 1,519 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
38 Aye 31 No
Trade 10% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
11 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 13 No
Energy 5% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 18 No
Benefits 4% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
38 Aye 92 No
Migration 4% aligned 130 shared votes
89 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
48 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 60 shared votes
12 Aye 48 No
39 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 60 shared votes
21 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 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
81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
45.8 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

39
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) 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
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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