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Jim Allister vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and Priti Patel voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 14 different votes 256 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 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 71% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 5 No
Benefits 80% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 647
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 647
389
542 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,438
2,328 eligible divisions
192
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
651
45.3 % of votes cast
197
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
787
54.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

174
+108.5 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 647
Appearances
63
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 647
215
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 647
Contributions
84
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£209,116
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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

Defence
22 of 22 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Trade
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
67 of 88 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
215 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Third Reading 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API