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Jim Allister vs Ed Miliband

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 Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and Ed Miliband voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 138 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 124 different votes 138 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 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 7 No
Education 20% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 19 No
Tax 6% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

70.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 429 of 650
Participation
55.1 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 650
395
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,294
2,349 eligible divisions
195
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
717
55.4 % of votes cast
200
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
577
44.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

189
+118.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
Appearances
42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
235
+109.2 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Contributions
444
+318.2 vs Commons average
Rank 21 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
£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£221,136
2 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
127 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Education
41 of 49 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
Tax
89 of 111 votes
#5
Trade
58 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
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
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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