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Lisa Smart vs Jim Allister

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


Voting alignment

Lisa Smart and Jim Allister voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 301 shared comparable votes.

219 same votes 82 different votes 301 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 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 39 No
Tax 93% aligned 69 shared votes
27 Aye 42 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 92% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 36% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 63% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 67% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 493 of 649
Participation
70.0%
3% below average
Rank 431 of 649
392
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
590 eligible divisions
216
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
203
49.2% of votes cast
176
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
210
50.8% of votes cast
2
0.5% 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

172
+89.7 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 649
Appearances
193
+110.7 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 649
245
+101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 649
Contributions
252
+108.5 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£239,061
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£239,061
6% above average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8% below average
21
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Tax
90 of 112 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API