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Mary Kelly Foy vs Tahir Ali

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
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Photograph of Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Tahir Ali voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 920 shared comparable votes.

911 same votes 9 different votes 920 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
88 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
88 Aye 31 No
37 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
37 Aye 79 No
39 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
39 Aye 67 No
20 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 21 No
Benefits 92% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
88 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
88 Aye 31 No
37 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
37 Aye 79 No
39 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
39 Aye 67 No

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

Voting record

65.5 %
8 % below average
Rank 514 of 648
Participation
76.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 648
1,044
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,218
1,594 eligible divisions
542
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
653
53.6 % of votes cast
502
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
565
46.4 % of votes cast
27
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

45
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 648
Appearances
23
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 648
56
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 648
Contributions
33
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,884
17 % above average
0
0 registered categories
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

Environment / Climate
36 of 41 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Education
58 of 68 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
49 of 54 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 54 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Defence
47 of 58 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
35 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
No rebel
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye rebel
Sittings of the House 30 Dec 2020
No
Aye rebel
Trade Bill: Second Reading 20 May 2020
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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