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Tahir Ali vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Jesse Norman voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 878 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 841 different votes 878 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
11 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 9 No
Energy 6% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
32 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 42 shared votes
10 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 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
72.1%
1% below average
Rank 377 of 649
1,257
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,376 eligible divisions
664
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
791
46.2% of votes cast
593
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
922
53.8% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 650
Appearances
52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
42
-103.7 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650
Contributions
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 335 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
87 of 91 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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