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Tahir Ali vs James Cartlidge

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 James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and James Cartlidge voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,063 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 1,031 different votes 1,063 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
15 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 11 No
Energy 7% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 17 No
Benefits 6% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
62 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 128 shared votes
62 Aye 66 No
19 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 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 297 of 649
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,245
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
663
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
582
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
47 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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