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Tahir Ali vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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 Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 1,083 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 1,058 different votes 1,083 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
10 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 16 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 11 No
Energy 6% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
63 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 127 shared votes
61 Aye 66 No
35 Aye 84 No
Migration 1% aligned 119 shared votes
83 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
93 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 144 shared votes
51 Aye 93 No
28 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 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
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,245
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
663
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
582
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 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
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
210 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
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
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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