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David Smith vs Jim Allister

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

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David Smith
Lab North Northumberland
vs
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Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

David Smith and Jim Allister voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 231 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
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 43% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 5 No
Migration 40% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 29% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 27% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 436 of 649
Participation
69.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 438 of 649
401
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
400
575 eligible divisions
201
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
49.0 % of votes cast
200
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
204
51.0 % of votes cast
14
3.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Appearances
193
+115.1 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Contributions
247
+108.7 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£182,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 111 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
10 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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