MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney
“A loyal Labour MP with ministerial experience and a focus on welfare and public services, who has occasionally rebelled on certain amendments and international trade deals.”
Rushanara Ali is the Labour (Co‑op) MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney, first elected in 2010. She has held ministerial roles, including as Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Housing, Communities and Local Government (July 2024–August 2025), and has served on Treasury- and housing-related committees. She currently serves on the Work and Pensions Committee (from 27 October 2025) and on the Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill committee (from 9 June 2025).
She displays strong party loyalty (99%) and has high parliamentary attendance (73%). Her record generally supports welfare policies, NHS funding, and workers’ rights, while opposing tighter immigration controls and asylum measures. She has a small number of notable rebel votes, including on the Terminally Ill Adults End of Life Bill amendments (2025) and the EU–Singapore Free Trade Agreement (2018). Her stated position places her on the centre-left (39/100).
She has declared financial interests including land or property (UK and abroad), miscellaneous interests, and overseas visits.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 34%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
16 positions
Work and Pensions Committee
Since Oct 2025
Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill
Since Jun 2025
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Nov 2024 - Aug 2025
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Jul 2024 - Aug 2025
Shadow Minister (Investment and Small Business)
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations
Jun 2022 - Nov 2023
Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill
Nov 2021 - Nov 2021
Panel of Chairs
Jun 2020 - Sept 2023
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Railways Bill: Third Reading
AYERailways Bill
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148
NORailways Bill
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143
NORailways Bill
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1
NORailways Bill
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOArmed Forces Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
