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Tahir Ali vs Andrew Western

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


Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Andrew Western voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 585 shared comparable votes.

579 same votes 6 different votes 585 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
52 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
52 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 57 shared votes
20 Aye 37 No
14 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 73 shared votes
33 Aye 40 No
52 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
52 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 57 shared votes
20 Aye 37 No
14 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 285 of 650
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 650
1,283
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
735
1,002 eligible divisions
675
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
356
48.4% of votes cast
608
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
379
51.6% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

35
-54.8 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650
Appearances
54
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
52
-104.4 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 650
Contributions
331
+174.6 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,069,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API