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Jim Allister vs Ben Maguire

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 Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and Ben Maguire voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

193 same votes 73 different votes 266 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 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 92% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
27 Aye 34 No
Tax 90% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
1 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 89% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 40% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 52% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 63% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

70.4 %
2 % below average
Rank 423 of 649
Participation
61.6 %
11 % below average
Rank 565 of 649
400
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
350
568 eligible divisions
196
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
54.0 % of votes cast
204
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
161
46.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

195
+119.9 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 649
Appearances
94
+18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 649
249
+115.7 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Contributions
107
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£209,116
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#4
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Tax
89 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API