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Tahir Ali vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,140 shared comparable votes.

1,137 same votes 3 different votes 1,140 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
104 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
104 Aye 53 No
62 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
62 Aye 58 No
35 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
35 Aye 82 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
104 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
104 Aye 53 No
62 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
62 Aye 58 No
35 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
35 Aye 82 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

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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,245
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
663
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
582
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
47 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API