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Jim Shannon vs Charlotte Nichols

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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Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 28% of the time, based on 1,102 shared comparable votes.

310 same votes 792 different votes 1,102 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
2 Aye 2 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
56 Aye 36 No
Migration 46% aligned 92 shared votes
22 Aye 70 No
24 Aye 24 No
Benefits 44% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 13 No
Trade 38% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 16 No
Housing 38% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 13% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
64 Aye 88 No
Tax 13% aligned 152 shared votes
98 Aye 54 No
16 Aye 21 No
Energy 14% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 36 No
Education 15% aligned 59 shared votes
41 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 17% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 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
77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,268
1,643 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
653
51.5 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
615
48.5 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
17
-61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
20
-118.5 vs Commons average
Rank 599 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Education
64 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
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