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Jim Allister vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

244 same votes 17 different votes 261 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
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
Housing 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 70% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 88% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 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
75.0%
3% above average
Rank 304 of 649
406
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,776
2,368 eligible divisions
199
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
837
47.1% of votes cast
207
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
939
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

197
+117.4 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 649
Appearances
164
+84.4 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
256
+117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649
Contributions
183
+44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 144 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
188 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 322 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 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
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Football Governance Bills [Lords]: Second Reading 28 Apr 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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