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Jim Allister vs Dan Carden

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 Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and Dan Carden voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 218 different votes 249 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 4 No
Migration 44% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 7 No
Housing 21% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 18% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 22 No
Education 9% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

69.9%
3% below average
Rank 432 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 649
411
588 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,119 eligible divisions
203
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.3% of votes cast
208
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
652
44.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

194
+112.3 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649
Appearances
26
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 649
252
+109.8 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 649
Contributions
37
-105.2 vs Commons average
Rank 556 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8% below average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
19
5 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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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