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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Jim Allister

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

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
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Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Jim Allister voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

230 same votes 67 different votes 297 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 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
28 Aye 43 No
Tax 92% aligned 71 shared votes
26 Aye 45 No
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 88% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
14 Aye 21 No
Education 86% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 36% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 60% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 63% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
Participation
70.0%
3% below average
Rank 431 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
590 eligible divisions
208
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
203
49.2% of votes cast
194
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
210
50.8% of votes cast
13
3.2% 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

165
+82.7 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Appearances
193
+110.7 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 649
193
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Contributions
252
+108.5 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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
23 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Tax
90 of 112 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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