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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 99% of the time, based on 1,017 shared comparable votes.

1,011 same votes 6 different votes 1,017 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 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
83 Aye 55 No
29 Aye 61 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
29 Aye 61 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 48 shared votes
17 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 128 shared votes
54 Aye 74 No
83 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
83 Aye 55 No
29 Aye 61 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
29 Aye 61 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 48 shared votes
17 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 365 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 285 of 650
1,746
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,283
1,687 eligible divisions
973
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
675
52.6% of votes cast
773
44.3% 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
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650
452
+297.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
52
-102.6 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,069,100
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above 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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 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