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Jim Shannon vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Alberto Costa voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 1,663 shared comparable votes.

1,285 same votes 378 different votes 1,663 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
22 Aye 25 No
Energy 94% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
71 Aye 122 No
Brexit / EU 88% aligned 193 shared votes
77 Aye 116 No
105 Aye 128 No
Tax 88% aligned 233 shared votes
92 Aye 141 No
27 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 24 No
Digital / Online Safety 83% aligned 46 shared votes
14 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 28 No
Benefits 49% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
72 Aye 40 No
Migration 54% aligned 112 shared votes
74 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 55% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 14 No
Housing 67% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 42 No
Foreign Affairs 68% aligned 59 shared votes
20 Aye 39 No

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

Voting record

85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 92 of 650
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 650
2,007
2,350 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,906
2,350 eligible divisions
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
901
47.3 % of votes cast
970
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,005
52.7 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

1,158
+1086.6 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
13
-58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 650
1,419
+1292.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
14
-112.8 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
29
7 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
205 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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