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Sarah Bool vs Tahir Ali

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Tahir Ali voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 330 different votes 342 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
37 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
55 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
55 Aye 37 No
8 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 291 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,257
1,658 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.8% of votes cast
241
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
593
47.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

96
+12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Appearances
29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 650
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 650
Contributions
42
-103.7 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,069,100
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£269,557
19% above average
9
2 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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