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Karin Smyth vs Tahir Ali

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Tahir Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 968 shared comparable votes.

964 same votes 4 different votes 968 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
83 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
83 Aye 51 No
29 Aye 61 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
29 Aye 61 No
21 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 124 shared votes
53 Aye 71 No
83 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
83 Aye 51 No
29 Aye 61 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
29 Aye 61 No
21 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

72.4 %
1 % below average
Rank 376 of 647
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 295 of 647
1,688
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,226
1,615 eligible divisions
945
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
655
53.4 % of votes cast
743
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
571
46.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

95
+28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 649
Appearances
21
-46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
292
+172.9 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Contributions
30
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,884
17 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
35 of 41 votes
Transport
75 of 91 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
146 of 173 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API