Rushanara Ali

Rushanara Ali

Constituency: Bethnal Green and Stepney

Party: Labour (Co-op)

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Synopsis

Rushanara Ali is the Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

Rushanara Ali is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney, first elected in May 2010 and re-elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024. She is among the longest serving 10% of MPs and the longest serving 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs. Ali has cast 485 votes from 575 eligible divisions, achieving an 84% participation rate and ranking in the top 25% of MPs by voting participation and the top 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast. She has made 293 contributions across 109 debates, with her main debate topics being Foreign Affairs & Defence, Other/Procedural, and Electoral Reform, while her top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.

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VOTING PARTICIPATION

485 / 575

84.35%

Ranked #112 of 654 MPs (83th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

109 / 11122

293 total contributions

Ranked #424 of 654 MPs (35th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

1

£6,060.00

£

Ranked #525 of 654 MPs (20th percentile)

PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

Constituencies

  • Bethnal Green and Stepney Jul 2024 – present
  • Bethnal Green and Bow May 2010 – May 2024 · 4 terms

Posts held

  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Jul 2024 – Aug 2025
  • Shadow Minister (Investment and Small Business) Sep 2023 – May 2024 · Opposition
  • Shadow Minister (Education) Oct 2013 – Sep 2014 · Opposition
  • Shadow Minister (International Development) Oct 2010 – Oct 2013 · Opposition