Rushanara Ali

MP since 6 May 2010

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

1802

Votes Cast

£325,502

Expenses 2024-25

1,689

Majority

34.1%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£325,502

Staffing£268,550
Office£33,151
Other£23,801

Year-on-Year

2024-25£325,502
2023-24£278,403
2022-23£261,799
2021-22£245,731
2020-21£243,282
2019-20£187,640
2018-19£187,220
2017-18£184,376
2016-17£172,507
2015-16£182,743
2014-15£170,599
2013-14£159,640
2012-13£175,801
2011-12£140,797
2010-11£22,892

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 46,647 voters

Labour
15,896 votes34.1%
Independent
14,207 votes30.5%
Green Party
6,391 votes13.7%
Liberal Democrat
4,777 votes10.2%
Reform UK
1,964 votes4.2%
Conservative
1,920 votes4.1%
Animal Welfare Party
348 votes0.8%
Social Democratic Party
233 votes0.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

12

Written Questions

3

Oral Questions

58

Debates Spoken In

209

Speeches

485

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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3 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

3 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(5)

Visits outside the UK

Doha Forum

£5,655
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

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

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

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

7 September 2020 Ownership details: Co-owned with a family member

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

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
16 May 2020

Registered 18 June 2020; updated 24 June 2020

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
29 June 2022

Registered 6 July 2022; updated 5 December 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Rushanara in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is her assessment of the scale of forced recruitment and human trafficking of foreign nationals to Russia to fight

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office29 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what efforts the United Kingdom is making to encourage the government of Ukraine to co-operate with international anti-

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office29 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is her assessment of the potential implications for her policies of a new report by Fortify Rights and Truth Hound

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office29 May 2026

Myanmar: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will seek a United Nations (a) Security Council and (b) General Assembly discussion of the human rights, humanit

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office13 Apr 2026

Min Aung Hlaing

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the inauguration of General Min Aung Hla

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office13 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has plans to impose new sanctions on Myanmar’s military regime.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office10 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to (a) introduce sanctions and (b) take other steps to help prevent Iran from providing (i

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office10 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department has taken in response to the recommendations made by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office10 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much official development assistance has been allocated to Myanmar for the 2026-2027 financial year.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office10 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department has taken to help prevent violations of international law by the Arakan Army in My

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office10 Apr 2026
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