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Jim Shannon vs Bill Esterson

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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Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Bill Esterson voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 1,477 shared comparable votes.

380 same votes 1,097 different votes 1,477 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
27 Aye 24 No
Benefits 47% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
71 Aye 36 No
Migration 47% aligned 107 shared votes
30 Aye 77 No
26 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 44% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
34 Aye 21 No
Defence 36% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
83 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 35% aligned 144 shared votes
68 Aye 76 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
54 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 163 shared votes
106 Aye 57 No
18 Aye 24 No
Energy 12% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
87 Aye 117 No
Tax 15% aligned 204 shared votes
131 Aye 73 No
20 Aye 34 No
Education 19% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 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
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % 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
54
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
77
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 399 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
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
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
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