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Rushanara Ali
MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney
Labour (Co-op)
About This MP
AI-generatedRushanara Ali is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney, first elected in 2010. She currently serves on the Work and Pensions Committee and on the Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill committee. She has previously held roles including Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Housing, Communities and Local Government in 2024-25 and various Treasury and housing committee assignments.
Voting Patterns
She shows very high party loyalty (99%) and strong attendance (72%), and sits on the centre-left of the spectrum (38/100). In voting on key topics, she generally backs Universal Credit, NHS funding, and regulation of bus services, and supports trade union powers, while generally opposing stricter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme; votes on VAT, asylum, transgender rights, and prison sentencing are more mixed.
Notable Positions
- Supports Universal Credit
- Opposes stricter immigration controls
- Supports NHS funding
- Supports trade union powers
- Opposes Rwanda deportation scheme
Financial Interests
She has five declared financial interests, including land and property holdings, miscellaneous interests, and visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
99%
Party Loyalty
72%
Attendance
12
Rebel Votes
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Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(38)
Based on 356 votesCareer & Roles
16 positions
Current
Committee
Work and Pensions Committee
Since Oct 2025
Committee
Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill
Since Jun 2025
Previous
Committee
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Nov 2024 - Aug 2025
Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Jul 2024 - Aug 2025
Opposition
Shadow Minister (Investment and Small Business)
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Committee
Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations
Jun 2022 - Nov 2023
Committee
Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill
Nov 2021 - Nov 2021
Committee
Panel of Chairs
Jun 2020 - Sept 2023
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
198 votes
Immigration controls
Generally againsthas generally voted against immigration controls
167 votes
Bus services regulation
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
110 votes
VAT changes
Generally againsthas generally voted against vat changes
96 votes
Asylum system
Generally againsthas generally voted against asylum system
75 votes
Transgender rights
Generally againsthas generally voted against transgender rights
72 votes
Trade union powers
Generally againsthas generally voted against trade union powers
66 votes
NHS funding
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
49 votes
Financial Interests
5 declarations
Recent Rebel Votes
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading
1 Feb 2017
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part
8 Feb 2017
Record Copies of Act
20 Apr 2016
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt)
7 Dec 2016
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended
7 Dec 2016
Recent Votes
AYE
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
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Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
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Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye