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Jim Shannon vs Alison McGovern

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
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Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Alison McGovern voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 1,441 shared comparable votes.

378 same votes 1,063 different votes 1,441 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
2 Aye 2 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
26 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 47% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
69 Aye 36 No
Migration 45% aligned 105 shared votes
33 Aye 72 No
79 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 37% aligned 140 shared votes
71 Aye 69 No
24 Aye 28 No
Benefits 37% aligned 52 shared votes
35 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 167 shared votes
104 Aye 63 No
87 Aye 111 No
Tax 16% aligned 198 shared votes
125 Aye 73 No
18 Aye 19 No
Energy 16% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 16% aligned 37 shared votes
9 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 39 No
Education 17% aligned 66 shared votes
44 Aye 22 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 90 of 649
Participation
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 431 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,651
2,361 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
918
55.6 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
733
44.4 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
68
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
446
+307.5 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
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