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Jim Allister vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and Ian Lavery voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

53 same votes 299 different votes 352 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
7 Aye 7 No
Benefits 57% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 38% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 30% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 26% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 9 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

69.8%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
Participation
76.2%
3% above average
Rank 286 of 649
405
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,803
2,366 eligible divisions
198
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,003
55.6% of votes cast
207
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
800
44.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

197
+118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 649
Appearances
80
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
255
+117.9 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649
Contributions
107
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 295 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
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
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