MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney
“A high-attendance Labour MP who is usually loyal but has a handful of notable rebellions, including on end-of-life amendments and a past EU trade deal vote.”
Rushanara Ali is Labour and Co-operative MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney, first elected in 2010. She currently serves on the Work and Pensions Committee (since 2025-10-27) and on the Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill committee (since 2025-06-09), and has previously held a junior ministerial role in Housing, Communities and Local Government. Her parliamentary career has included service on the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission and on Treasury and housing-related committees.
She shows very high party loyalty (99%) and strong attendance (72%), with 12 rebel votes. Her voting on key topics shows a tendency to support welfare and NHS funding (Universal Credit, NHS funding) and workers’ rights (Trade union powers), while opposing immigration controls, the asylum system, and the Rwanda deportation scheme. VAT changes, transgender rights, and prison sentencing show a mixed pattern.
Declared financial interests include land and property holdings (in the UK and abroad), miscellaneous interests, and visits outside the UK.
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.
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
AYELocal Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
AYEDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
AYEDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
NOOpposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
NODraft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) 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.
