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Alan Strickland vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Jim Shannon voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 476 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 416 different votes 476 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
12 Aye 10 No
Housing 45% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 21% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 19% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 18% aligned 11 shared votes
11 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
60 Aye 43 No
Tax 2% aligned 103 shared votes
45 Aye 58 No
9 Aye 19 No
Transport 4% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

88.1%
15% above average
Rank 43 of 649
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 87 of 649
517
587 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,025
2,373 eligible divisions
260
50.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
51.8% of votes cast
257
49.7% of votes cast
No votes
976
48.2% of votes cast
10
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

34
-47.2 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 649
Appearances
1,265
+1183.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
36
-105.2 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
Contributions
1,604
+1462.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£174,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23% below average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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