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Tahir Ali vs Blake Stephenson

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
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Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 296 different votes 305 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 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
35 Aye 48 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
35 Aye 48 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

76.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 648
1,218
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
653
53.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
44.0 % of votes cast
565
46.4 % of votes cast
No votes
211
56.0 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

23
-37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 648
Appearances
71
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 648
33
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 648
Contributions
91
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
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
47 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
53 of 58 votes
#2
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Devolution / Local Government
49 of 54 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Environment / Climate
35 of 41 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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 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
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
No
Where they voted the same
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
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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