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Rushanara Ali

Labour Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting record

5
Voted for
2
Voted against
2
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

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Every Commons division on file for Rushanara Ali — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 1,812 of 2,376 (76%).

11 Sep 2026 Closure motion Ayes 293, Noes 218 No
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 Ayes 170, Noes 316 No
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 Ayes 77, Noes 317 No
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers Ayes 112, Noes 283 No
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness Ayes 108, Noes 307 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Ayes 171, Noes 322 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 Ayes 74, Noes 323 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 104, Noes 391 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Ayes 164, Noes 311 No
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 Ayes 155, Noes 279 No
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 Ayes 167, Noes 266 No
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 Ayes 77, Noes 271 No
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 Ayes 80, Noes 298 No
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 Ayes 99, Noes 371 No
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Ayes 170, Noes 301 No
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 171, Noes 302 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) Ayes 104, Noes 316 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) Ayes 78, Noes 408 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) Ayes 104, Noes 317 No
19 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) Ayes 108, Noes 323 No
28 Apr 2026 Privilege Ayes 223, Noes 335 No
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Defence Ayes 98, Noes 306 No
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Oil and gas Ayes 108, Noes 297 No
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Student loans Ayes 88, Noes 266 No
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 Ayes 175, Noes 292 No
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

Rushanara Ali doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Previously held
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (2024-07-09 to 2025-08-07) Government
Shadow Minister (Investment and Small Business) — Department for Business and Trade (2023-09-06 to 2024-05-30) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Education) — Department for Education (2013-10-07 to 2014-09-26) Shadow
Shadow Minister (International Development) — Department for International Development (2010-10-08 to 2013-10-07) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Rushanara Ali →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Doha Forum
Address of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha Qatar
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£5,655), accommodation and hospitality (£405), value £6,060
Destination of visit: Qatar (Doha)
Dates of visit: 5 December 2025 to 8 December 2025
Purpose of visit: To participate in the Doha Forum 2025 on diplomacy, dialogue and diversity, including meetings with fellow cross-party parliamentarians, political representations of other countries and Qatari ministers to discuss Qatar’s role in seeking to resolve current regional conflicts.
(Registered 18 December 2025)

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property
Number of properties: 2
Location: London
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 16 September 2014)

Type of land/property: Residential property
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Interest held: from 7 September 2020
Ownership details: Co-owned with a family member
(Registered 29 April 2021)

8. Miscellaneous

A Trustee of the Sisters Trust, a registered charity that makes donations to organisations committed to challenging racial and sexual inequality. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 16 May 2020
(Registered 18 June 2020; updated 24 June 2020)

A Governor (and a Member of the Council of Management until 27/09/24) of The Ditchley Foundation, an organisation that helps sustain peace, freedom and the rule of law; and works towards the renewal of democratic societies, states and alliances. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 29 June 2022
(Registered 6 July 2022; updated 5 December 2024)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Rushanara Ali yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Rushanara Ali has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£335,987.22 paid out to or for Rushanara Ali across 118 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Rushanara Ali’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £268,550.00 (2 claims)
Office Costs — £43,971.22 (115 claims)
Miscellaneous — £23,466.00 (1 claim)
Most recent claims
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £124.08, 2026-04-24 — Internet
Mobile telephone - contract & usage — £136.53, 2026-03-31 — EE Bills
Mobile telephone - contract & usage — £136.53, 2026-03-09 — EE iPhone and iPAD Bill
Bought-in services — £3,960.00, 2026-02-27 — Comms & Media
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £124.08, 2026-02-16 — Internet
Mobile telephone - contract & usage — £136.53, 2026-01-21 — EE Bill December 2025
Mobile telephone - contract & usage — £136.53, 2026-01-21 — EE Bill January 2026
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £248.16, 2026-01-21 — Internet

Every claim on file for Rushanara Ali →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Rushanara Ali — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Rushanara Ali’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Rushanara Ali is a listed officer of 4 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Air Ambulances — Vice Chair
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Indonesia — Chair & Registered Contact
Declared funding: Secretariat (£34,501-36,000).
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Burma — Chair & Registered Contact
No declared funding on file.
United Arab Emirates All-Party Parliamentary Group — Vice Chair
Declared funding: UAE Embassy (£22,501-24,000); United Arab Emirates Embassy (£1,501-3,000); United Arab Emirates Embassy (£6,001-7,500).
Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: Secretariat — about £35,250.50 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group for Indonesia).

Secretariat — about £35,250.50, 1 group
UAE Embassy — about £23,250.50, 1 group
United Arab Emirates Embassy — about £9,001.00, 1 group

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Rushanara Ali personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Rushanara Ali is a listed officer of — ordinary members aren’t published. Amounts are Parliament’s own figures; where it gave a banded range the midpoint is used, so totals are approximate. Funders are grouped by name, so the same organisation spelled very differently may appear twice.

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