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Brian Mathew vs Jim Allister

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


Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Jim Allister voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

217 same votes 59 different votes 276 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
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
24 Aye 37 No
Tax 95% aligned 61 shared votes
25 Aye 36 No
5 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 92% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 89% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 57% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 63% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
Participation
70.0%
3% below average
Rank 431 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
590 eligible divisions
196
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
203
49.2% of votes cast
192
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
210
50.8% of votes cast
13
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
Appearances
192
+110.2 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 649
90
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649
Contributions
250
+107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Tax
90 of 112 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API