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Tahir Ali vs Mr Clive Betts

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 Clive Betts
Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Mr Clive Betts voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,119 shared comparable votes.

1,114 same votes 5 different votes 1,119 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
102 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
102 Aye 59 No
38 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
38 Aye 88 No
27 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
17 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 136 shared votes
62 Aye 74 No
102 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
102 Aye 59 No
38 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
38 Aye 88 No
27 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
17 Aye 34 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
76.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 277 of 649
1,245
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,805
2,361 eligible divisions
663
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
56.3 % of votes cast
582
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
789
43.7 % 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
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
Appearances
53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Contributions
47
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 508 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
£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,690
38 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Work / Employment
65 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API