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John Whitby vs Tahir Ali

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


Voting alignment

John Whitby and Tahir Ali voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 426 shared comparable votes.

420 same votes 6 different votes 426 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
48 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
48 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
48 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
48 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

86.1%
14% above average
Rank 69 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 285 of 650
534
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,284
1,688 eligible divisions
271
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
676
52.6% of votes cast
263
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
608
47.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Appearances
39
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
76
-85.6 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 650
Contributions
60
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£191,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,069,100
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£269,557
19% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API