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Tahir Ali vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Priti Patel voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 701 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 677 different votes 701 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
24 Aye 55 No
Migration 5% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
39 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 83 shared votes
42 Aye 41 No
80 Aye 40 No
Tax 1% aligned 120 shared votes
39 Aye 81 No
19 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 25 No
Transport 0% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 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 294 of 649
Participation
61.7 %
11 % below average
Rank 561 of 649
1,242
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,454
2,356 eligible divisions
663
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
661
45.5 % of votes cast
579
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
793
54.5 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

28
-47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
Appearances
68
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
37
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 649
Contributions
96
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 325 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 89 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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