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Tahir Ali vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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 Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 856 shared comparable votes.

654 same votes 202 different votes 856 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
32 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
32 Aye 58 No
14 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 19 No
Trade 91% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 12 No
Education 26% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 35% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
88 Aye 36 No
Tax 48% aligned 124 shared votes
70 Aye 54 No
9 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 68% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

76.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,218
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
653
53.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
565
46.4 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

23
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
33
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 648
Contributions
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Defence
53 of 58 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
49 of 54 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
35 of 41 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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