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Tahir Ali vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,150 shared comparable votes.

1,139 same votes 11 different votes 1,150 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
88 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
88 Aye 55 No
30 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
30 Aye 84 No
28 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
32 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 23 No
Benefits 92% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
69 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 142 shared votes
71 Aye 71 No
88 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
88 Aye 55 No
30 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
30 Aye 84 No
28 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 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
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,283
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
675
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
608
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
52
-102.8 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
83
-71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 422 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
52 of 54 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API