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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Jim Shannon voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,165 shared comparable votes.

293 same votes 872 different votes 1,165 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
17 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 45% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 18 No
Benefits 43% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 16 No
Defence 37% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
67 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 34% aligned 119 shared votes
68 Aye 51 No
17 Aye 13 No
Housing 33% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
94 Aye 49 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 143 shared votes
44 Aye 99 No
98 Aye 59 No
Tax 14% aligned 157 shared votes
69 Aye 88 No
10 Aye 11 No
Energy 14% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 30 No
Trade 18% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,303
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
747
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
556
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

36
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
31
-107.5 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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

£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
9
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

Brexit / EU
147 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Trade
59 of 91 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
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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