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Tahir Ali vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,110 shared comparable votes.

1,107 same votes 3 different votes 1,110 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
97 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
97 Aye 50 No
33 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
33 Aye 88 No
29 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 23 No
Benefits 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 138 shared votes
65 Aye 73 No
97 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
97 Aye 50 No
33 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
33 Aye 88 No
29 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 23 No
Benefits 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 242 of 649
1,245
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
663
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
692
52.2 % of votes cast
582
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
634
47.8 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
7 years, 4 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
Appearances
48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Contributions
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 68 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
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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