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Jim Shannon vs Bobby Dean

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 Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean
LD Carshalton and Wallington

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Bobby Dean voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

265 same votes 82 different votes 347 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
26 Aye 44 No
Tax 94% aligned 70 shared votes
28 Aye 42 No
7 Aye 15 No
Benefits 91% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 5 No
Transport 90% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 25 No
Education 90% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 8 No
Defence 88% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 7 No
Energy 50% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 68% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 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 88 of 649
Participation
68.8 %
4 % below average
Rank 455 of 649
2,011
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
391
568 eligible divisions
1,038
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
52.2 % of votes cast
973
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
187
47.8 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,177
+1103.6 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
80
+6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 649
1,444
+1313.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
96
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 310 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
£178,307
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,307
21 % below 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Benefits
24 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
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