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Tahir Ali vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 815 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 788 different votes 815 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 6 No
Energy 11% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 17 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 43 No
Migration 4% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 422 of 649
1,242
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,661
2,356 eligible divisions
663
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
770
46.4 % of votes cast
579
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
891
53.6 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % 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
56
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 649
37
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 649
Contributions
66
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 431 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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
197 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 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
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
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
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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