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Jim Allister vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 188 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 153 different votes 188 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 6 No
Housing 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 19% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 10% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

69.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 438 of 649
Participation
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 649
400
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
196
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
57.4 % of votes cast
204
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
672
42.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

193
+115.1 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650
Appearances
82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
247
+108.7 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
Contributions
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
177 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Tax
89 of 111 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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