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Jim Shannon vs Alison Bennett

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

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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford
vs
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Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Alison Bennett voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

303 same votes 94 different votes 397 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
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
30 Aye 49 No
Tax 95% aligned 79 shared votes
32 Aye 47 No
10 Aye 8 No
Benefits 94% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 5 No
Transport 90% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 44% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 8 No
Energy 46% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 65% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 76% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 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
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
590 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
53.6% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
196
46.4% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,276
+1193.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
135
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 649
1,633
+1489.5 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
157
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 189 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
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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