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Tahir Ali vs Yvette Cooper

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 Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 840 shared comparable votes.

837 same votes 3 different votes 840 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
36 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
36 Aye 87 No
62 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
62 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 108 shared votes
52 Aye 56 No
36 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
36 Aye 87 No
62 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
62 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 295 of 647
Participation
63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 545 of 647
1,226
1,615 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,470
2,333 eligible divisions
655
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
847
57.6 % of votes cast
571
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
623
42.4 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

21
-45.2 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
Appearances
59
-7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
30
-87.8 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 650
Contributions
1,033
+915.2 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
35 of 41 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 173 votes
#5
Energy
51 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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