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Jim Allister vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 18 different votes 335 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
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 73% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 80% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 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
72.1%
same as average
Rank 381 of 650
437
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
619 eligible divisions
215
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.0% of votes cast
222
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
241
54.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

203
+114.2 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Appearances
93
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
289
+134.4 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Contributions
192
+37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 163 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8% below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
54 of 66 votes
Tax
90 of 114 votes
#4
Tax
93 of 114 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Work / Employment
34 of 42 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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sept 2025
Housing
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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Voting source Commons Votes API