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Rushanara Ali vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 872 shared comparable votes.

860 same votes 12 different votes 872 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
71 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
71 Aye 54 No
51 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
36 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 23 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 96 shared votes
70 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 15 No
Trade 97% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
71 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
71 Aye 54 No
51 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
36 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

76.5%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 650
Participation
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,839
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
619 eligible divisions
1,036
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
48.7% of votes cast
803
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
263
51.3% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-40.8 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
7
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
45
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650
Contributions
7
-147.6 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
83 of 94 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
No rebel
Draft Sovereign Grant 2011 (Change of Percentage) Order 2017 15 Mar 2017
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API