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David Mundell vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

David Mundell and Jim Shannon voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,435 shared comparable votes.

1,155 same votes 280 different votes 1,435 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
18 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 20 No
Energy 93% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
82 Aye 131 No
Tax 90% aligned 213 shared votes
93 Aye 120 No
78 Aye 117 No
Brexit / EU 88% aligned 195 shared votes
72 Aye 123 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 84% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 47% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
61 Aye 34 No
Migration 60% aligned 95 shared votes
67 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 15 No
Housing 66% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 34 No
Benefits 68% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 18 No
Defence 69% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

67.8%
5% below average
Rank 465 of 650
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 77 of 650
1,637
2,413 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,059
2,413 eligible divisions
783
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,063
51.6% of votes cast
854
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
996
48.4% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

133
+39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Appearances
1,421
+1327.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
139
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
1,865
+1702.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£330,224
46% above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30% above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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
201 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
206 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
Trade
76 of 94 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Migration
130 of 171 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
35 of 49 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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