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Tahir Ali vs Sir Stephen Timms

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 Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,094 shared comparable votes.

1,094 same votes 0 different votes 1,094 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
91 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
91 Aye 51 No
61 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
61 Aye 73 No
38 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
38 Aye 86 No
27 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
91 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
91 Aye 51 No
61 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
61 Aye 73 No
38 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
38 Aye 86 No
27 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

76.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 648
Participation
79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 232 of 648
1,218
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,832
2,312 eligible divisions
653
53.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
55.3 % of votes cast
565
46.4 % of votes cast
No votes
818
44.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
31 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

23
-37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 648
Appearances
53
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 648
33
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 648
Contributions
155
+46.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
53 of 58 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 59 votes
Devolution / Local Government
49 of 54 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
35 of 41 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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