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Tahir Ali vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 941 shared comparable votes.

941 same votes 0 different votes 941 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
80 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
80 Aye 49 No
48 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
48 Aye 59 No
33 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
33 Aye 71 No
29 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
80 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
80 Aye 49 No
48 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
48 Aye 59 No
33 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
33 Aye 71 No
29 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 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
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 470 of 648
1,218
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,582
2,312 eligible divisions
653
53.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
872
55.1 % of votes cast
565
46.4 % of votes cast
No votes
710
44.9 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

23
-37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 648
Appearances
25
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 648
33
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 648
Contributions
50
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 449 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Work / Employment
63 of 75 votes
Defence
53 of 58 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
49 of 54 votes
#3
Housing
53 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
35 of 41 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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