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Jim Allister vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and Peter Dowd voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 252 different votes 289 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
2 Aye 3 No
Benefits 80% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 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
15 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 27% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 2 No
Housing 25% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 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 430 of 649
Participation
69.0%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
411
587 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,373 eligible divisions
203
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
208
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

197
+115.8 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 649
Appearances
41
-40.2 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 649
256
+114.8 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 649
Contributions
29
-112.2 vs Commons average
Rank 578 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8% below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 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
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
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
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
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 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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