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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Jim Allister

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

Photograph of Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
vs
Photograph of Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Jim Allister voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 235 different votes 280 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 26% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 23% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 22% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 21% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
49 Aye 21 No
Tax 3% aligned 70 shared votes
23 Aye 47 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
2% below average
Rank 403 of 649
Participation
69.8%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
413
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
405
580 eligible divisions
224
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
198
48.9% of votes cast
189
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
207
51.1% of votes cast
14
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 649
Appearances
197
+118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 649
91
-46.1 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
Contributions
255
+117.9 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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

Housing
30 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Tax
90 of 112 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 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
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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