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Jim Shannon vs Apsana Begum

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
Photograph of Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Apsana Begum voted the same way 34% of the time, based on 992 shared comparable votes.

334 same votes 658 different votes 992 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
20 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 59% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 13 No
Housing 58% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 31 No
Benefits 54% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
55 Aye 29 No
Migration 50% aligned 84 shared votes
31 Aye 53 No
22 Aye 8 No
Trade 43% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 19 No
Energy 10% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 14% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
63 Aye 80 No
Tax 14% aligned 143 shared votes
92 Aye 51 No
24 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 14% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 28 No
Education 17% aligned 46 shared votes
32 Aye 14 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
69.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 440 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,141
1,643 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
598
52.4 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
543
47.6 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.9 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
76
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
86
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 369 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
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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