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Tahir Ali vs Lauren Edwards

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 433 shared comparable votes.

427 same votes 6 different votes 433 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
52 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
52 Aye 44 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
52 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
52 Aye 44 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 285 of 650
Participation
85.6%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 650
1,284
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
531
620 eligible divisions
676
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
259
48.8% of votes cast
608
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
272
51.2% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Appearances
44
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
58
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Contributions
64
-95.5 vs Commons average
Rank 491 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
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API