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Rushanara Ali vs Sir Mel Stride

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 Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,427 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 1,367 different votes 1,427 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
20 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
111 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 180 shared votes
69 Aye 111 No
29 Aye 35 No
Trade 3% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
79 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 144 shared votes
67 Aye 77 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
35 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 13 No
Benefits 0% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.4 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
951
51.6 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

39
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
46
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
204 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
75 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
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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