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Tahir Ali vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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 Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 849 shared comparable votes.

849 same votes 0 different votes 849 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
62 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
62 Aye 34 No
32 Aye 63 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
32 Aye 63 No
48 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
48 Aye 44 No
22 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
62 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
62 Aye 34 No
32 Aye 63 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
32 Aye 63 No
48 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
48 Aye 44 No
22 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 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 291 of 649
Participation
62.6%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 649
1,257
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
664
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
57.3% of votes cast
593
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
636
42.7% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

29
-53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 649
Appearances
55
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
40
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 649
Contributions
418
+275.1 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,069,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
47 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API