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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Tahir Ali

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
vs
Photograph of Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Tahir Ali voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 271 different votes 306 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 44% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 11 No
Housing 16% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 19 No
Education 3% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
35 Aye 44 No
Tax 4% aligned 79 shared votes
47 Aye 32 No
7 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 4% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 4% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

69.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 439 of 650
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 294 of 650
391
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,631 eligible divisions
201
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
660
53.3 % of votes cast
190
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

155
+84.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Appearances
24
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 650
184
+58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
Contributions
33
-92.8 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,884
17 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
146 of 173 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API