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Tahir Ali vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 408 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 6 different votes 408 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
37 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
37 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 285 of 650
Participation
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,284
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
676
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.8% of votes cast
608
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
263
51.2% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

39
-54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Appearances
7
-86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
60
-102.0 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
Contributions
7
-155.0 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,069,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
60 of 63 votes
#1
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API