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Rushanara Ali vs Sir John Hayes

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 John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,501 shared comparable votes.

65 same votes 1,436 different votes 1,501 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
16 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
34 Aye 35 No
Trade 4% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
80 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 160 shared votes
82 Aye 78 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 70 shared votes
19 Aye 51 No
29 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 22 No
Housing 0% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 21 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 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
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
913
47.2 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % 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
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
231
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 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
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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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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