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Tahir Ali vs Ian Lavery

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 Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,133 shared comparable votes.

1,123 same votes 10 different votes 1,133 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
96 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
96 Aye 53 No
36 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
36 Aye 87 No
54 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
54 Aye 68 No
31 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 19 No
Benefits 91% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 19 No
Housing 97% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
96 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
96 Aye 53 No
36 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
36 Aye 87 No
54 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
54 Aye 68 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
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,283
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,840
2,405 eligible divisions
675
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.2% of votes cast
608
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.8% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650
Appearances
95
+6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
52
-102.8 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
118
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 310 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
No
Sittings of the House 30 Dec 2020
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API