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Liz Twist vs Jim Allister

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Jim Allister voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 315 different votes 371 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
5 Aye 5 No
Migration 40% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 36% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 26% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 22% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

84.5%
12% above average
Rank 104 of 649
Participation
69.8%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
1,784
2,111 eligible divisions
Total votes
405
580 eligible divisions
973
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
198
48.9% of votes cast
811
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
207
51.1% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

102
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 649
Appearances
197
+118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 649
149
+11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35% above average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
51 of 54 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 73 votes
#4
Tax
90 of 112 votes
Migration
149 of 163 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
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
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