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Tahir Ali vs Sir James Cleverly

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 James Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Sir James Cleverly voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 785 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 759 different votes 785 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
13 Aye 7 No
Energy 10% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 41 No
Migration 6% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
39 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 93 shared votes
53 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
76 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 118 shared votes
42 Aye 76 No
13 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 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
69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 437 of 649
1,242
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,643
2,356 eligible divisions
663
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
769
46.8 % of votes cast
579
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
874
53.2 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

28
-47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
Appearances
35
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 649
37
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 649
Contributions
70
-64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 415 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
£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£266,795
18 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
191 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
73 of 89 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
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 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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