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Tahir Ali vs Linsey Farnsworth

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 Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Linsey Farnsworth voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 442 shared comparable votes.

437 same votes 5 different votes 442 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
53 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
53 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
53 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
53 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 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
88.1%
16% above average
Rank 41 of 650
1,284
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
546
620 eligible divisions
676
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
278
50.9% of votes cast
608
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
268
49.1% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Appearances
83
-9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
58
-102.1 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Contributions
145
-15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 244 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
£216,552
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£216,552
4% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 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
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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