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Jim Allister vs Shivani Raja

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 Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and Shivani Raja voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

246 same votes 18 different votes 264 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
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 73% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 75% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 90% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 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
63.4%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 649
406
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
369
582 eligible divisions
199
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
185
50.1% of votes cast
207
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
184
49.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

197
+117.4 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 649
Appearances
9
-70.6 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649
256
+117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649
Contributions
9
-129.7 vs Commons average
Rank 617 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8% below average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
36 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Transport
22 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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