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Tahir Ali vs Jim Shannon

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 Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Jim Shannon voted the same way 30% of the time, based on 1,078 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 752 different votes 1,078 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
16 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 52% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
31 Aye 59 No
Migration 51% aligned 90 shared votes
57 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 22 No
Benefits 46% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 15 No
Trade 42% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 26 No
Defence 41% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 11 No
Energy 12% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 13% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
100 Aye 54 No
Tax 14% aligned 154 shared votes
67 Aye 87 No
33 Aye 14 No
Education 15% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 16% 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
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,245
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
663
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
582
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

27
-51.0 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
36
-102.5 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
205 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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