The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Monday 12 October 2026.

Compare

Jim Shannon vs Caroline Voaden

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 Caroline Voaden
Caroline Voaden
LD South Devon

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Caroline Voaden voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

292 same votes 90 different votes 382 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
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
29 Aye 48 No
Tax 94% aligned 77 shared votes
32 Aye 45 No
10 Aye 15 No
Benefits 92% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 5 No
Transport 88% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 29% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 65% aligned 23 shared votes
8 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 86 of 649
Participation
69.3%
3% below average
Rank 442 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
409
590 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
50.6% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
202
49.4% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,276
+1193.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
179
+96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
1,633
+1489.5 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
220
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 114 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
£193,283
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£193,283
15% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API