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Tahir Ali vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 909 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 886 different votes 909 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
22 Aye 7 No
Energy 7% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 15 No
Benefits 3% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
45 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 114 shared votes
66 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
99 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 142 shared votes
43 Aye 99 No
26 Aye 76 No
Migration 0% aligned 102 shared votes
76 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 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
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,218
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
653
53.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
565
46.4 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

23
-37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 648
Appearances
142
+81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
33
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 648
Contributions
163
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
188 of 211 votes
Defence
53 of 58 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
49 of 54 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
35 of 41 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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 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
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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