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Member of Parliament

Rushanara Ali

Lab Labour Bethnal Green and Stepney ID 4138
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Rushanara has served in the House of Commons for 16 years, 3 months, representing 2 constituencies. Rushanara has held 16 parliamentary roles.

Party history

Labour 6 May 2010 to present

Constituency history

Bethnal Green and Stepney 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
Bethnal Green and Bow 6 May 2010 to 30 May 2024 Elected 4 times

Roles

Work and Pensions Committee 27 Oct 2025 to present
Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill 9 Jun 2025 to 11 Jun 2025
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 27 Nov 2024 to 7 Aug 2025
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) 9 Jul 2024 to 7 Aug 2025 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Shadow Minister (Investment and Small Business) 6 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024 Department for Business and Trade
Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations 20 Jun 2022 to 20 Nov 2023
Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill 9 Nov 2021 to 17 Nov 2021
Panel of Chairs 22 Jun 2020 to 18 Sep 2023

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Lab Hold Bethnal Green and Stepney Turnout 46,647
Candidate Party Votes Share
Rushanara Ali Lab Labour 15,896 34.1 %
Ajmal Masroor Ind Independent 14,207 30.5 %
Phoebe Gill Green Green Party 6,391 13.7 %
Rabina Khan LD Liberal Democrat 4,777 10.2 %
Peter Sceats RUK Reform UK 1,964 4.2 %
Oscar Reaney Con Conservative 1,920 4.1 %
Vanessa Hudson Animal Welfare Party 348 0.7 %
Sham Uddin Ind Independent 325 0.7 %
Md Somon Ahmed Ind Independent 315 0.7 %
Reggie Adams Ind Independent 271 0.6 %
Jon Mabbutt SDP Social Democratic Party 233 0.5 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

Biography source UK Parliament Members API
Election source UK Parliament Members API

FAQs

How long has Rushanara Ali been an MP?

Rushanara Ali has been in the House of Commons for 16 years, 3 months. Source

What parties has Rushanara Ali been a member of?

Rushanara Ali has 1 party affiliation records. The party history section lists all imported party affiliations from the Parliament biography data. Source

What roles has Rushanara Ali held?

Rushanara Ali has 16 imported role records. The roles section lists the most recent roles available from the Parliament biography data. Source

What was Rushanara Ali's latest election result?

Rushanara Ali's latest imported election result is Lab Hold in Bethnal Green and Stepney, with a majority of 1,689. Source