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Tahir Ali vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,065 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 1,032 different votes 1,065 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
16 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 10 No
Energy 6% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 18 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
53 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 127 shared votes
71 Aye 56 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 82 No
Migration 0% aligned 112 shared votes
82 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 47 shared votes
18 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 296 of 649
Participation
84.9 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,241
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,782
2,099 eligible divisions
663
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
879
49.3 % of votes cast
578
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
903
50.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

28
-47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
Appearances
17
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 649
37
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649
Contributions
23
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
67 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 85 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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