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Tahir Ali vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,127 shared comparable votes.

1,119 same votes 8 different votes 1,127 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
84 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
84 Aye 49 No
37 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
37 Aye 79 No
28 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
33 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
18 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 21 No
Benefits 92% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
65 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 139 shared votes
66 Aye 73 No
84 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
84 Aye 49 No
37 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
37 Aye 79 No
28 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 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
77.0%
5% above average
Rank 267 of 650
1,283
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,851
2,405 eligible divisions
675
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,019
55.1% of votes cast
608
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
832
44.9% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650
Appearances
60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
52
-102.8 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
61
-93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 492 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
60 of 63 votes
#1
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Transport
82 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
Aye
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API