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Cat Eccles vs Jim Allister

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

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Jim Allister voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 188 different votes 220 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 7 No
Benefits 64% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 6 No
Housing 38% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

54.8%
17% below average
Rank 594 of 649
Participation
69.8%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
319
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
582 eligible divisions
139
43.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
180
56.4% of votes cast
No votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
10
3.1% 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

91
+11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
Appearances
198
+118.0 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 649
116
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 649
Contributions
257
+117.6 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21% below average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8% below average
2
1 registered category
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Tax
90 of 112 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API