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Jim Shannon vs Catherine Fookes

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 Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Catherine Fookes voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 384 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 343 different votes 384 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
4 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 30% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 27% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 18 No
Benefits 21% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 18% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 50 No
Tax 2% aligned 81 shared votes
52 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 28 No
Education 5% aligned 40 shared votes
30 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 6 No
Transport 5% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 7 No
Energy 8% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 23 shared votes
22 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

85.3 %
12 % above average
Rank 106 of 648
Participation
80.0 %
7 % above average
Rank 217 of 648
1,971
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
526 eligible divisions
1,014
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
224
53.2 % of votes cast
957
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
197
46.8 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

978
+917.6 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 648
Appearances
45
-15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 648
1,158
+1049.1 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 648
Contributions
68
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,272
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£211,272
7 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
62 of 65 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Transport
20 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
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
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