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Jim Allister vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and John McDonnell voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 286 different votes 343 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 8 No
Benefits 53% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 2 No
Housing 27% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 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
79.1%
6% above average
Rank 222 of 649
400
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
196
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
54.5% of votes cast
204
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
850
45.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

193
+115.1 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650
Appearances
115
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
247
+108.7 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8% below average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Tax
89 of 111 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 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
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 4 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
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