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Alan Mak vs Jim Allister

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

Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant
vs
Photograph of Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Alan Mak and Jim Allister voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

264 same votes 18 different votes 282 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
3 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 9 No
Housing 71% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Benefits 83% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 95% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 86 of 648
Participation
72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 380 of 648
1,990
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
380
526 eligible divisions
942
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
48.7 % of votes cast
1,048
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
195
51.3 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

12
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 648
Appearances
149
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 648
13
-94.9 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 648
Contributions
180
+72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£292,278
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8 % below average
23
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Defence
57 of 59 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
4 of 4 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#4
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Trade
81 of 88 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API