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Jesse Norman vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Jesse Norman and Jim Shannon voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,517 shared comparable votes.

1,210 same votes 307 different votes 1,517 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
21 Aye 24 No
Energy 93% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
71 Aye 122 No
Brexit / EU 91% aligned 193 shared votes
69 Aye 124 No
19 Aye 43 No
Education 87% aligned 62 shared votes
19 Aye 43 No
89 Aye 136 No
Tax 87% aligned 225 shared votes
103 Aye 122 No
25 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 16 No
Migration 55% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 23 No
Defence 58% aligned 48 shared votes
33 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 31 No
Benefits 58% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 61% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 26 No
Housing 62% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

72.3 %
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,707
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
789
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
918
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

51
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Appearances
1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 319 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

£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£134,182
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
8
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

Trade
87 of 91 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Energy
58 of 70 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
No
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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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