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Dr Caroline Johnson vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Dr Caroline Johnson
Dr Caroline Johnson
Con Sleaford and North Hykeham
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Dr Caroline Johnson and Jim Shannon voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,616 shared comparable votes.

1,277 same votes 339 different votes 1,616 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
16 Aye 21 No
Energy 92% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
75 Aye 123 No
Brexit / EU 91% aligned 198 shared votes
74 Aye 124 No
17 Aye 34 No
Education 90% aligned 51 shared votes
16 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
76 Aye 133 No
Tax 89% aligned 209 shared votes
88 Aye 121 No
Most different by topic
80 Aye 35 No
Migration 57% aligned 115 shared votes
77 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 58% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 34 No
Benefits 64% aligned 55 shared votes
19 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 27 No
Defence 64% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 18 No
Housing 65% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

82.9 %
10 % above average
Rank 142 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,825
2,201 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
890
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
935
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
10
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 8 months
Since 8 Dec 2016
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

133
+55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 650
Appearances
1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
395
+256.7 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Contributions
1,524
+1385.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,451,695
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£229,187
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
3
3 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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Migration
154 of 164 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Trade
82 of 89 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 65 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
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
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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