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Jim Shannon vs Ben Coleman

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 Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Ben Coleman voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

53 same votes 335 different votes 388 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
10 Aye 3 No
Housing 62% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 16 No
Benefits 17% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 1 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
30 Aye 44 No
Tax 1% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.3%
14% above average
Rank 87 of 649
Participation
71.5%
same as average
Rank 383 of 649
2,020
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
582 eligible divisions
1,045
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
54.3% of votes cast
975
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
190
45.7% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.6% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,249
+1169.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
47
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 649
1,576
+1437.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
74
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 411 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
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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