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Tahir Ali vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Ian Byrne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,080 shared comparable votes.

1,064 same votes 16 different votes 1,080 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
92 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
92 Aye 45 No
30 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 20 No
Benefits 88% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
33 Aye 13 No
Education 96% aligned 46 shared votes
33 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 14 No
Housing 97% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
37 Aye 77 No
Migration 99% aligned 114 shared votes
36 Aye 78 No
58 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 123 shared votes
59 Aye 64 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
72.8%
same as average
Rank 357 of 650
1,283
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,228
1,687 eligible divisions
675
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
54.3% of votes cast
608
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.7% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650
Appearances
55
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
52
-102.6 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
103
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 352 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
60 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API