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Steve Barclay vs Jim Allister

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

Photograph of Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire
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Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Steve Barclay and Jim Allister voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

235 same votes 14 different votes 249 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
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 9 No
Housing 73% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Benefits 83% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 89% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 649
Participation
69.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 438 of 649
1,689
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
400
575 eligible divisions
805
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
49.0 % of votes cast
884
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
204
51.0 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Appearances
193
+115.1 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 290 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

£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£231,894
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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

Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 111 votes
Crime / Justice
173 of 230 votes
#5
Migration
10 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
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
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 rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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