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Edward Argar vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Jim Shannon voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,838 shared comparable votes.

1,429 same votes 409 different votes 1,838 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
24 Aye 26 No
Energy 94% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
80 Aye 123 No
Brexit / EU 88% aligned 203 shared votes
74 Aye 129 No
97 Aye 159 No
Tax 88% aligned 256 shared votes
113 Aye 143 No
30 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 43 No
Education 84% aligned 63 shared votes
22 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
86 Aye 38 No
Migration 55% aligned 124 shared votes
80 Aye 44 No
19 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 56% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 39 No
Benefits 58% aligned 64 shared votes
26 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 27 No
Housing 64% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 27 No
Defence 66% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 19 of 650
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 650
2,120
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,007
2,349 eligible divisions
1,010
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
1,110
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
970
48.3 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 650
Appearances
1,154
+1083.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
115
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Contributions
1,413
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
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
209 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Migration
163 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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