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Sarah Pochin vs Jim Allister

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

Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby
vs
Photograph of Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Jim Allister voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 159 shared comparable votes.

141 same votes 18 different votes 159 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 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Transport 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 6 No
Housing 82% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 90% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 90% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

57.3 %
16 % below average
Rank 597 of 650
Participation
70.8 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 650
209
365 eligible divisions
Total votes
390
551 eligible divisions
90
43.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
49.2 % of votes cast
119
56.9 % of votes cast
No votes
198
50.8 % of votes cast
7
3.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
184
+116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
78
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
Contributions
226
+106.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£209,116
8 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
4 of 4 votes
#2
Trade
4 of 4 votes
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
7 of 9 votes
#5
Education
41 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API