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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Jim Shannon voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 1,570 shared comparable votes.

421 same votes 1,149 different votes 1,570 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 0 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
29 Aye 78 No
Migration 48% aligned 107 shared votes
67 Aye 40 No
26 Aye 20 No
Benefits 43% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 42% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 19 No
Housing 39% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
108 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 173 shared votes
59 Aye 114 No
20 Aye 19 No
Energy 13% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 16% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
122 Aye 70 No
Tax 17% aligned 192 shared votes
89 Aye 103 No
46 Aye 22 No
Education 19% aligned 68 shared votes
29 Aye 39 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
795
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

108
+30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
157
+18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 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
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
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
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