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Paul Holmes vs Jim Allister

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

Photograph of Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley
vs
Photograph of Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Paul Holmes and Jim Allister voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

247 same votes 18 different votes 265 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
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 78% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 5 No
Housing 82% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 648
Participation
72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 380 of 648
1,367
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
380
526 eligible divisions
676
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
48.7 % of votes cast
691
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
195
51.3 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 648
Appearances
149
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 648
360
+252.1 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 648
Contributions
180
+72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£234,722
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
49 of 50 votes
#3
Trade
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#4
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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