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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 1,085 shared comparable votes.

1,085 same votes 0 different votes 1,085 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 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
103 Aye 54 No
63 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
63 Aye 63 No
38 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
103 Aye 54 No
63 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
63 Aye 63 No
38 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
1,257
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
664
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
593
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

28
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
Appearances
29
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 649
37
-105.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 649
Contributions
14
-128.3 vs Commons average
Rank 615 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
£2,436,824
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
47 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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