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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
vs
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 945 shared comparable votes.

935 same votes 10 different votes 945 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
88 Aye 34 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
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 47 shared votes
16 Aye 31 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
88 Aye 34 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

66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 498 of 649
Participation
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 649
1,087
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,643 eligible divisions
557
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
53.3 % of votes cast
530
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
582
46.7 % of votes cast
28
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650
Appearances
27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
73
-65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Contributions
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650

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
4
3 registered categories
1
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
39 of 44 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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