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Tahir Ali vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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


Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

208 same votes 4 different votes 212 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
35 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 89% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
35 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 294 of 650
Participation
44.5%
28% below average
Rank 630 of 650
1,287
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
283
636 eligible divisions
677
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
124
43.8% of votes cast
610
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
159
56.2% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
Appearances
54
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
58
-109.1 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 650
Contributions
241
+73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 125 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Tax
64 of 122 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API