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Tahir Ali vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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
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Photograph of Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 723 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 686 different votes 723 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
24 Aye 67 No
Migration 11% aligned 91 shared votes
57 Aye 34 No
14 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 10 No
Benefits 7% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 4 No
Energy 5% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
37 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 80 shared votes
42 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 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
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
1,257
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
664
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
593
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

28
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649
39
-106.9 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
Contributions
72
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,069,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
181 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
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
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
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