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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 868 shared comparable votes.

659 same votes 209 different votes 868 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
14 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 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
23 Aye 12 No
Education 29% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 35% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
88 Aye 39 No
Tax 47% aligned 127 shared votes
73 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

75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,245
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
663
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
582
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Contributions
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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