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Tahir Ali vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 32% of the time, based on 614 shared comparable votes.

196 same votes 418 different votes 614 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
5 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 22 No
Migration 53% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 52% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 13 No
Trade 50% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 45% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 5 No
Energy 11% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
67 Aye 24 No
Tax 14% aligned 91 shared votes
33 Aye 58 No
15 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 21% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 21% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 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 291 of 649
Participation
45.5%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 649
1,257
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
755
1,658 eligible divisions
664
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
389
51.5% of votes cast
593
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
366
48.5% 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
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 650
Appearances
176
+92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
42
-103.7 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650
Contributions
198
+52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
41 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API