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Tahir Ali vs Mrs Elsie Blundell

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 Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Mrs Elsie Blundell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 1 different votes 380 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
53 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
53 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
53 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
53 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 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 295 of 650
Participation
83.9 %
11 % above average
Rank 120 of 650
1,238
1,633 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
565 eligible divisions
660
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
49.6 % of votes cast
578
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
239
50.4 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

26
-46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 650
Appearances
57
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
35
-93.0 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
Contributions
82
-46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 354 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
£161,906
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£161,906
28 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Education
48 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Transport
28 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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