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Tahir Ali vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 906 shared comparable votes.

906 same votes 0 different votes 906 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
83 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
83 Aye 45 No
36 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
36 Aye 83 No
39 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 90 shared votes
39 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
83 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
83 Aye 45 No
36 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
36 Aye 83 No
39 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 90 shared votes
39 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

76.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 469 of 648
1,218
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,582
2,312 eligible divisions
653
53.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
893
56.4 % of votes cast
565
46.4 % of votes cast
No votes
689
43.6 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
14 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

23
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 648
Appearances
50
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 648
33
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 648
Contributions
214
+106.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
47 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Defence
53 of 58 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Devolution / Local Government
49 of 54 votes
#3
Migration
141 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
35 of 41 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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