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Valerie Vaz vs Tahir Ali

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Tahir Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,059 shared comparable votes.

1,059 same votes 0 different votes 1,059 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 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
103 Aye 51 No
63 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
63 Aye 63 No
38 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
38 Aye 83 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 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
103 Aye 51 No
63 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
63 Aye 63 No
38 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
38 Aye 83 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

77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
Participation
76.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 648
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,218
1,594 eligible divisions
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
653
53.6 % of votes cast
768
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
565
46.4 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Appearances
23
-37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648
Contributions
33
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,884
17 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
49 of 54 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
35 of 41 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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API