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Tahir Ali vs Sarah Olney

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 Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Sarah Olney voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 942 shared comparable votes.

699 same votes 243 different votes 942 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
21 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 84 No
Migration 97% aligned 103 shared votes
20 Aye 83 No
17 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
26 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 31% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 48% aligned 33 shared votes
5 Aye 28 No
85 Aye 41 No
Tax 49% aligned 126 shared votes
77 Aye 49 No
19 Aye 14 No
Housing 52% aligned 33 shared votes
17 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 297 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,245
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
663
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
582
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Contributions
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 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 Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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