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Tahir Ali vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 893 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 863 different votes 893 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
6 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 16 No
Benefits 6% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
47 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 102 shared votes
53 Aye 49 No
32 Aye 53 No
Migration 4% aligned 85 shared votes
50 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 23 No
Transport 3% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
81 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 119 shared votes
38 Aye 81 No
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 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 294 of 649
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,242
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,709
2,356 eligible divisions
663
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
783
45.8 % of votes cast
579
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
926
54.2 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

28
-47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
Appearances
118
+42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 649
37
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 649
Contributions
134
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 199 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
202 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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