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Jim Allister vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and Jesse Norman voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

261 same votes 18 different votes 279 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
3 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Trade 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 71% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 80% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
17 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 94% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

70.6%
2% below average
Rank 412 of 650
Participation
72.0%
same as average
Rank 383 of 650
437
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
215
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
46.1% of votes cast
222
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
933
53.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

205
+115.0 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 650
Appearances
59
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
291
+134.4 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 650
Contributions
111
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 333 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8% below average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Trade
90 of 94 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
200 of 212 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Tax
90 of 114 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sept 2025
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
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