MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney
“A largely loyal Labour MP with high parliamentary attendance who has rebelled on a few high-profile issues, notably end-of-life care amendments and the EU–Singapore trade deal.”
Rushanara Ali has been Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney since 2010. She has held government and parliamentary roles, including Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Housing, Communities and Local Government (July 2024–August 2025) and Shadow Minister for Investment and Small Business (Sept 2023–May 2024). She is currently a member of the Work and Pensions Committee and serves on the Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill committee.
Her voting record shows very high party loyalty (99%) and above-average attendance (73%). She sits on a centre-left spectrum (38/100). She generally votes for Universal Credit, NHS funding, and trade union powers, while generally voting against tighter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme; VAT and transgender-rights votes are mixed. She has 12 rebel votes against her party.
Declared financial interests include land and property (two entries), miscellaneous (two entries), and visits outside the UK (one entry).
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: 33%
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.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
NOOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Opposition day motion: student loans
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEThe 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.
