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Jim Shannon vs Alison Taylor

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 Taylor
Lab Paisley and Renfrewshire North

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Alison Taylor voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 190 different votes 239 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
11 Aye 3 No
Housing 64% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 45% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 27% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 25% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 4 No
Education 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 31 No
Tax 4% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 4 No
Transport 6% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 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
45.9 %
27 % below average
Rank 627 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
264
575 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
116
43.9 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
148
56.1 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
4.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
52
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
67
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 432 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
£192,583
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£192,583
15 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Housing
22 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
18 of 29 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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