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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Jim Shannon voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 67 different votes 393 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
9 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
33 Aye 47 No
Tax 95% aligned 80 shared votes
31 Aye 49 No
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 94% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 5 No
Transport 90% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 68% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 73% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 9 No
Housing 75% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

67.9%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 650
Participation
85.4%
13% above average
Rank 78 of 650
421
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,054
2,406 eligible divisions
222
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,062
51.7% of votes cast
199
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
992
48.3% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

185
+92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Appearances
1,416
+1323.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
218
+56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
1,857
+1695.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30% above average
3
1 registered category
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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
206 of 212 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 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 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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