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Tahir Ali vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 30% of the time, based on 733 shared comparable votes.

221 same votes 512 different votes 733 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
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 52% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 49 No
Migration 46% aligned 68 shared votes
42 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 14 No
Trade 41% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 20 No
Transport 40% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
42 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 40% aligned 98 shared votes
57 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 9 No
Energy 8% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 11 No
Housing 13% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
74 Aye 40 No
Tax 16% aligned 114 shared votes
52 Aye 62 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,245
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
663
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
582
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

27
-51.0 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
36
-102.5 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
195 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 10 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
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