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Jim Shannon vs Alex Easton

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

Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford
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Photograph of Alex Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Alex Easton voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 230 shared comparable votes.

215 same votes 15 different votes 230 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
8 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Energy 69% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 76% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 20 No
Education 93% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

85.3 %
12 % above average
Rank 106 of 648
Participation
44.7 %
29 % below average
Rank 629 of 648
1,971
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
235
526 eligible divisions
1,014
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
109
46.4 % of votes cast
957
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
126
53.6 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

978
+917.6 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 648
Appearances
74
+13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 648
1,158
+1049.1 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 648
Contributions
79
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£190,220
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£190,220
16 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 23 votes
Devolution / Local Government
62 of 65 votes
#3
Energy
13 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
4 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
No
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
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