The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Monday 12 October 2026.

Compare

Tahir Ali vs Sir Roger Gale

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 Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 639 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 603 different votes 639 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
8 Aye 14 No
Trade 18% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 8 No
Brexit / EU 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 13% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 3 No
Energy 11% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 14 No
Benefits 0% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 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
56.9%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 649
1,257
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
664
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
622
46.0% of votes cast
593
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
729
54.0% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

28
-54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
Appearances
109
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649
39
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 649
Contributions
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 347 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
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 91 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Housing
48 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
Health and Care Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 29 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Second Reading 3 Nov 2021
Energy
Aye
No
Treasury update on international aid 13 Jul 2021
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API