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Tahir Ali vs Paul Waugh

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


Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Paul Waugh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 429 shared comparable votes.

426 same votes 3 different votes 429 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
56 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
56 Aye 44 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
56 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
56 Aye 44 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 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
87.3%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 650
1,284
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
541
620 eligible divisions
676
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
267
49.4% of votes cast
608
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
274
50.6% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

39
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Appearances
127
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
60
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 650
Contributions
164
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 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
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
60 of 63 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API