Rushanara Ali
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney · in Parliament since 6 May 2010
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethnal Green and Stepney | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Bethnal Green and Bow | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 6 May 2010 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Government | 9 July 2024 | 7 August 2025 |
| Shadow Minister (Investment and Small Business) | Opposition | 6 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Education) | Opposition | 7 October 2013 | 26 September 2014 |
| Shadow Minister (International Development) | Opposition | 8 October 2010 | 7 October 2013 |
Voting participation
263rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 219 | 92.8% |
| 2025 | 322 | 259 | 80.4% |
| 2024 | 200 | 138 | 69.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 161 | 62.9% |
| 2022 | 251 | 172 | 68.5% |
| 2021 | 242 | 214 | 88.4% |
| 2020 | 190 | 137 | 72.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 769 | 72.0% |
| 59th | 631 | 533 | 84.5% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
joint 302nd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 114 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 121 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 55 | 36 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 71 | 42 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 44 | 32 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 101 | 57 | 109 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work and Pensions Committee | Member | 27 October 2025 | 29 of 29 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Panel of Chairs 2020–2023
- Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 2024–2025 · attendance 100.0%
- Treasury Committee 2014–2015, 2017–2019, 2020–2023 · attendance 100.0%
- Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations 2022–2023 · attendance 100.0%
2 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
joint 220th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2010
- – Became MP for Bethnal Green and Bow
- – Joined Labour
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (International Development)
2013
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Education)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (International Development)
2014
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Education)
- – Joined Treasury Committee
2017
- – Joined Treasury Committee
2020
- – Joined Treasury Committee
- – Joined Panel of Chairs
2022
- – Joined Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Investment and Small Business)
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Investment and Small Business)
- – Became MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2025
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Joined Work and Pensions Committee
Constituency: Bethnal Green and Stepney
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.