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Tahir Ali vs Claire Coutinho

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 Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 955 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 924 different votes 955 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
9 Aye 15 No
Benefits 8% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 10 No
Energy 7% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
55 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 123 shared votes
65 Aye 58 No
34 Aye 80 No
Migration 1% aligned 114 shared votes
79 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 296 of 649
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 285 of 649
1,241
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,636 eligible divisions
663
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
51.7 % of votes cast
578
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
601
48.3 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

28
-47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
Appearances
53
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 649
37
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649
Contributions
107
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
47 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 152 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Trade
44 of 51 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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