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Jeff Smith vs Jim Shannon

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

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Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Jim Shannon voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,355 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 1,013 different votes 1,355 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
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 21 No
NHS / Health 46% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 72 No
Migration 44% aligned 96 shared votes
66 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
26 Aye 24 No
Benefits 42% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
75 Aye 34 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 109 shared votes
32 Aye 77 No
37 Aye 19 No
Education 11% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
120 Aye 71 No
Tax 11% aligned 191 shared votes
80 Aye 111 No
24 Aye 17 No
Energy 12% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 14% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 209 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,877
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
853
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

45
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
61
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
4
2 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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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