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Tahir Ali vs Elaine Stewart

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 Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

299 same votes 6 different votes 305 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
47 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
47 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 93% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
47 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
47 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 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

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 294 of 650
Participation
62.3%
10% below average
Rank 550 of 650
1,287
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
396
636 eligible divisions
677
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
45.7% of votes cast
610
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
215
54.3% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
Appearances
39
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 650
58
-109.1 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 650
Contributions
49
-118.1 vs Commons average
Rank 538 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
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
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
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Housing
26 of 33 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
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