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Tahir Ali vs Sir John Hayes

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 John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,023 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 990 different votes 1,023 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
9 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 9 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 18 No
Trade 3% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 8 No
Benefits 3% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
31 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 42 shared votes
11 Aye 31 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
81.9%
9% above average
Rank 160 of 649
1,257
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,376 eligible divisions
664
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
919
47.2% of votes cast
593
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,026
52.8% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

28
-54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
Appearances
109
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
39
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 649
Contributions
224
+80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 104 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
202 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
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