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Tahir Ali vs Mr Paul Foster

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 Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 403 shared comparable votes.

399 same votes 4 different votes 403 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
47 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
47 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
47 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
47 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 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
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 650
1,284
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
620 eligible divisions
676
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
49.7% of votes cast
608
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.3% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.6% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

39
-54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Appearances
52
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
60
-102.0 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
Contributions
90
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 405 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
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below 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
42 of 42 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API