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Jim Allister vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and Esther McVey voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 196 shared comparable votes.

185 same votes 11 different votes 196 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
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 0 No
Housing 75% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Migration 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 80% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 90% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 647
Participation
64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 526 of 647
389
542 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,341
2,073 eligible divisions
192
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
613
45.7 % of votes cast
197
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
728
54.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

174
+108.5 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 647
Appearances
86
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 647
215
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 647
Contributions
108
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£209,116
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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

Defence
22 of 22 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Trade
4 of 4 votes
#3
Defence
47 of 59 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
66 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Sep 2025
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Third Reading 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Government New Clause 14 14 Jan 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API