Compare

Tahir Ali vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 991 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 958 different votes 991 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
26 Aye 16 No
Benefits 5% aligned 42 shared votes
14 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 9 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
49 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 113 shared votes
60 Aye 53 No
15 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 296 of 649
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 189 of 649
1,241
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,896
2,354 eligible divisions
663
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.7 % of votes cast
578
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.3 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

28
-47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
Appearances
73
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
37
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649
Contributions
104
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 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
204 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
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
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