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Tahir Ali vs David Mundell

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 David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and David Mundell voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 829 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 803 different votes 829 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
19 Aye 9 No
Energy 7% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 12 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
33 Aye 64 No
Migration 3% aligned 97 shared votes
61 Aye 36 No
45 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 90 shared votes
44 Aye 46 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
6 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 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 294 of 649
Participation
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 469 of 649
1,242
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,599
2,356 eligible divisions
663
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
763
47.7 % of votes cast
579
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
836
52.3 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

28
-47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
Appearances
107
+31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
37
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 649
Contributions
107
-27.5 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
£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£330,224
46 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
201 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 89 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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