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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 964 shared comparable votes.

964 same votes 0 different votes 964 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 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
80 Aye 52 No
48 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
48 Aye 59 No
33 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
33 Aye 72 No
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
80 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
80 Aye 52 No
48 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
48 Aye 59 No
33 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
33 Aye 72 No
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 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
68.2%
4% below average
Rank 458 of 649
1,257
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,621
2,376 eligible divisions
664
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
54.8% of votes cast
593
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
733
45.2% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

28
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
Appearances
20
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649
37
-105.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 649
Contributions
20
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,069,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Defence
55 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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