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Jim Allister vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and James Murray voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 302 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 268 different votes 302 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 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 36% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 25% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 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

70.0%
3% below average
Rank 431 of 649
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
413
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
203
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
53.2% of votes cast
210
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

194
+112.3 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649
Appearances
97
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
252
+109.7 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649
Contributions
757
+614.7 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8% below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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