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Pete Wishart vs Tahir Ali

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

Photograph of Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire
vs
Photograph of Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Tahir Ali voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 654 shared comparable votes.

565 same votes 89 different votes 654 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
16 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 33 No
Tax 58% aligned 93 shared votes
69 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 7 No
Energy 60% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
25 Aye 15 No
Benefits 75% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 79% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

54.5 %
18 % below average
Rank 607 of 650
Participation
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 295 of 650
1,276
2,340 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,230
1,622 eligible divisions
709
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
655
53.3 % of votes cast
567
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
575
46.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
+0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
Appearances
23
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 650
78
-42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
Contributions
32
-88.4 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,884
17 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Trade
75 of 88 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
35 of 41 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
146 of 173 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
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