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Jim Allister vs Alan Mak

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

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

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and Alan Mak voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

307 same votes 19 different votes 326 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
9 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
Trade 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 71% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 5 No
Benefits 83% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 95% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

70.6%
2% below average
Rank 412 of 650
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 80 of 650
437
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,052
2,405 eligible divisions
215
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.5% of votes cast
222
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,078
52.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

205
+115.0 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 650
Appearances
31
-59.0 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
291
+134.4 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 650
Contributions
37
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£209,116
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8% below average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
24
7 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
206 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 94 votes
Tax
90 of 114 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sept 2025
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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