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Sir Andrew Mitchell vs Jim Allister

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

Photograph of Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield
vs
Photograph of Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Sir Andrew Mitchell and Jim Allister voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 177 shared comparable votes.

153 same votes 24 different votes 177 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
3 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 8 No
Housing 70% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 78% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 88% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 21 No
Tax 97% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
3 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

63.2 %
9 % below average
Rank 536 of 649
Participation
69.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 438 of 649
1,492
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
400
575 eligible divisions
716
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
49.0 % of votes cast
776
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
204
51.0 % of votes cast
39
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Appearances
193
+115.1 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650
75
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
247
+108.7 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£265,608
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8 % below average
15
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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

Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
119 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 111 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
10 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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