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Jim Allister vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

255 same votes 18 different votes 273 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 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 71% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 82% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

71.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 402 of 647
Participation
79.6 %
7 % above average
Rank 210 of 647
390
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,858
2,333 eligible divisions
192
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
47.4 % of votes cast
198
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
977
52.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

180
+113.2 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 647
Appearances
79
+12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 647
222
+103.3 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 647
Contributions
122
+3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 189 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Trade
4 of 4 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 64 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
156 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Defence
23 of 27 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
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
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API