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Tahir Ali vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 325 different votes 333 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
13 Aye 4 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
46 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
36 Aye 46 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
36 Aye 46 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 649
Participation
74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 649
1,245
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
575 eligible divisions
663
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.4 % of votes cast
582
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
229
53.6 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
Appearances
198
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Contributions
266
+127.7 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
47 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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