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Tahir Ali vs Brian Leishman

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 Brian Leishman
Brian Leishman
Lab Alloa and Grangemouth

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Brian Leishman voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

362 same votes 12 different votes 374 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
53 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
53 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 13 No
Benefits 74% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 92% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 97% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
53 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
53 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 294 of 650
Participation
74.1%
2% above average
Rank 328 of 650
1,287
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
636 eligible divisions
677
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
44.4% of votes cast
610
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
262
55.6% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
23
4.9% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 650
Appearances
182
+85.0 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
58
-111.2 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
Contributions
205
+35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 173 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
£182,647
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£182,647
19% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Tax
104 of 122 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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