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Jim Allister vs Paulette Hamilton

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 Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 297 different votes 347 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
8 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 31% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 23% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 22% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 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

69.8%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
Participation
75.9%
4% above average
Rank 286 of 649
406
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,162 eligible divisions
199
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
434
49.2% of votes cast
207
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
448
50.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 6 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

197
+117.4 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 649
Appearances
60
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649
256
+117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649
Contributions
78
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 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
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8% below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Work / Employment
57 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Education
55 of 61 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API