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Jim Shannon vs Ben Maguire

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

Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford
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Photograph of Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Ben Maguire voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

255 same votes 71 different votes 326 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
9 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 3 No
Transport 95% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
31 Aye 36 No
Tax 94% aligned 67 shared votes
35 Aye 32 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 93% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 44% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 6 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
19 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 71% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 6 No
Housing 75% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 81% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 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 91 of 650
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 561 of 650
2,007
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
348
563 eligible divisions
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
188
54.0 % of votes cast
970
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
160
46.0 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,154
+1083.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
90
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
1,413
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
103
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Defence
27 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 5 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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