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Tahir Ali vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and John McDonnell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,187 shared comparable votes.

1,155 same votes 32 different votes 1,187 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
101 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
101 Aye 51 No
32 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 10 No
Education 88% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
31 Aye 23 No
Benefits 89% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 12 No
Energy 94% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 18 No
Housing 97% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 294 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
1,287
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
677
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
610
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.7% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

37
-58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
Appearances
147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
58
-108.4 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 650
Contributions
188
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
75 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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
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