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Tahir Ali vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,045 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 1,008 different votes 1,045 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
15 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 11 No
Energy 6% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
34 Aye 85 No
Migration 3% aligned 119 shared votes
81 Aye 38 No
60 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 131 shared votes
67 Aye 64 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 43 shared votes
10 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 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 291 of 649
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
1,257
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
664
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
593
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 650
Appearances
84
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
42
-103.7 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650
Contributions
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 308 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
63 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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