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Rushanara Ali vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,276 shared comparable votes.

1,013 same votes 263 different votes 1,276 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
93 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
93 Aye 64 No
25 Aye 80 No
Migration 97% aligned 105 shared votes
26 Aye 79 No
41 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 58 shared votes
39 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 93% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 35% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
34 Aye 8 No
Education 36% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 58% aligned 50 shared votes
16 Aye 34 No
103 Aye 48 No
Tax 58% aligned 151 shared votes
86 Aye 65 No
22 Aye 22 No
Benefits 64% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

39
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API