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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.

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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford
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Alex Easton
Ind North Down

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Alex Easton voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

238 same votes 15 different votes 253 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
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 2 No
Trade 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 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
13 Aye 30 No
Tax 93% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 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 86 of 649
Participation
43.7%
29% below average
Rank 629 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
258
590 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
122
47.3% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
136
52.7% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,295
+1211.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
1,661
+1515.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
139
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649

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
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
6
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
46 of 48 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Education
27 of 50 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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