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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 99% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

372 same votes 2 different votes 374 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 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
48 Aye 40 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
48 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
48 Aye 40 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 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

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 296 of 650
Participation
73.9%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 650
1,284
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
631 eligible divisions
676
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
47.9% of votes cast
608
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
243
52.1% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
58
-106.5 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Contributions
107
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 364 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
£179,133
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£179,133
21% below average
4
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
60 of 63 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API