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Esther McVey vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Jim Shannon voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,222 shared comparable votes.

997 same votes 225 different votes 1,222 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
12 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 17 No
Energy 97% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
58 Aye 95 No
Tax 94% aligned 153 shared votes
65 Aye 88 No
56 Aye 103 No
Brexit / EU 93% aligned 159 shared votes
55 Aye 104 No
20 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
72 Aye 29 No
Migration 60% aligned 101 shared votes
66 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 63% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 26 No
Defence 65% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 37 No
Foreign Affairs 65% aligned 57 shared votes
18 Aye 39 No
61 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 70% aligned 119 shared votes
73 Aye 46 No

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

Voting record

64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
624
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
740
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

104
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Appearances
1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 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

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
6
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 88 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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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