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Tahir Ali vs Deirdre Costigan

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

399 same votes 5 different votes 404 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
46 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
46 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
46 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
46 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 285 of 650
Participation
90.8%
18% above average
Rank 15 of 650
1,284
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
563
620 eligible divisions
676
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
286
50.8% of votes cast
608
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
277
49.2% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

39
-54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Appearances
85
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
60
-102.0 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
Contributions
120
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 324 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
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
60 of 63 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API