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Tahir Ali vs Torsten Bell

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


Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Torsten Bell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

332 same votes 5 different votes 337 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
44 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
44 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
44 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
44 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 296 of 650
Participation
71.8%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
1,284
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
631 eligible divisions
676
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
53.9% of votes cast
608
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
209
46.1% 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, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 650
Appearances
79
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
58
-106.6 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Contributions
224
+59.4 vs Commons average
Rank 138 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
60 of 63 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API