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Jim Allister vs Fred Thomas

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 Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas
Lab Plymouth Moor View

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and Fred Thomas voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 267 different votes 298 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 3 No
Migration 57% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 26% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

69.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 438 of 649
Participation
68.9 %
4 % below average
Rank 452 of 649
400
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
396
575 eligible divisions
196
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
231
58.3 % of votes cast
204
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
165
41.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

193
+115.1 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650
Appearances
43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
247
+108.7 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
Contributions
57
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 462 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
£225,625
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£225,625
same as average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
Education
44 of 50 votes
Tax
89 of 111 votes
#4
Tax
90 of 111 votes
Migration
10 of 13 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 Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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 Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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