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Tahir Ali vs Helen Whately

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


Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Helen Whately voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,020 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 984 different votes 1,020 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
14 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 18 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 10 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
34 Aye 86 No
Migration 3% aligned 120 shared votes
82 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 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 291 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
1,257
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
664
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
593
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 650
Appearances
44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
42
-103.7 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650
Contributions
66
-79.7 vs Commons average
Rank 461 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API