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Tahir Ali vs Richard Baker

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


Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Richard Baker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 1 different votes 340 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
48 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
48 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
48 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
48 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 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 297 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,245
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
430
575 eligible divisions
663
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
208
48.4 % of votes cast
582
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
222
51.6 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 649
Appearances
48
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
37
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 649
Contributions
60
-78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 455 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
£179,133
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,133
21 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
47 of 50 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API