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Jim Allister vs Ben Coleman

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 Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and Ben Coleman voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 236 different votes 287 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 43% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 5 No
Migration 40% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 31% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 30% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 21% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 9 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 41 No
Tax 5% aligned 62 shared votes
40 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

69.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 438 of 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 380 of 649
400
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
196
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
54.6 % of votes cast
204
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
188
45.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

193
+115.1 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650
Appearances
43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
247
+108.7 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 426 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
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Tax
89 of 111 votes
#4
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#5
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
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
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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