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Tahir Ali vs Chris Hinchliff

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 Chris Hinchliff
Chris Hinchliff
Lab North East Hertfordshire

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Chris Hinchliff voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 9 different votes 418 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
45 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 85% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 11 No
Housing 92% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
45 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 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 297 of 650
Participation
85.6%
13% above average
Rank 76 of 650
1,284
1,701 eligible divisions
Total votes
542
633 eligible divisions
676
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
50.7% of votes cast
608
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
267
49.3% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
Appearances
141
+44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
58
-109.2 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 650
Contributions
164
-3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 217 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
£174,907
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£174,907
23% 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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 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 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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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