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Rushanara Ali vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,380 shared comparable votes.

1,376 same votes 4 different votes 1,380 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
105 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
105 Aye 60 No
98 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
98 Aye 66 No
71 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
71 Aye 64 No
38 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
38 Aye 85 No
30 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 55 shared votes
38 Aye 17 No
34 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
105 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
105 Aye 60 No
98 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
98 Aye 66 No
71 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
71 Aye 64 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
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
57.4 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
672
42.6 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

39
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
177 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sep 2018
Trade
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
Draft Sovereign Grant 2011 (Change of Percentage) Order 2017 15 Mar 2017
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API