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Tahir Ali vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,106 shared comparable votes.

1,106 same votes 0 different votes 1,106 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
103 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
103 Aye 55 No
64 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 130 shared votes
64 Aye 66 No
38 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 No
32 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
103 Aye 55 No
64 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 130 shared votes
64 Aye 66 No
38 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 No
32 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 650
1,284
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,406 eligible divisions
676
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.2% of votes cast
608
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
808
43.8% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

36
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 650
Appearances
29
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 650
54
-103.6 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 650
Contributions
14
-143.6 vs Commons average
Rank 619 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
91 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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