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Rushanara Ali vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,609 shared comparable votes.

1,601 same votes 8 different votes 1,609 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
138 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
138 Aye 71 No
87 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 165 shared votes
87 Aye 78 No
40 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
40 Aye 97 No
60 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 82 shared votes
60 Aye 22 No
34 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
34 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
109 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 177 shared votes
112 Aye 65 No
36 Aye 38 No
Trade 99% aligned 74 shared votes
35 Aye 39 No
138 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
138 Aye 71 No
87 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 165 shared votes
87 Aye 78 No
40 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
40 Aye 97 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
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % 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
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API