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Jim Allister vs Sir Oliver Dowden

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Jim Allister and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

225 same votes 23 different votes 248 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 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 71% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 80% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 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
70.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 425 of 647
390
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,641
2,333 eligible divisions
192
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
761
46.4 % of votes cast
198
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
880
53.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

181
+114.8 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Appearances
45
-21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650
223
+105.2 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Contributions
55
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£209,116
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Trade
4 of 4 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
74 of 91 votes
Defence
23 of 27 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API