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Tahir Ali vs Lucy Powell

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


Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Lucy Powell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 961 shared comparable votes.

955 same votes 6 different votes 961 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
84 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
84 Aye 46 No
26 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
26 Aye 68 No
29 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
32 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
32 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 119 shared votes
51 Aye 68 No
84 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
84 Aye 46 No
26 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
26 Aye 68 No
29 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 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
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 499 of 650
1,283
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
675
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
889
55.9% of votes cast
608
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
700
44.1% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650
Appearances
24
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
52
-102.6 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
223
+68.4 vs Commons average
Rank 120 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
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 94 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