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Jim Shannon vs Chris McDonald

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
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Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Chris McDonald voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 421 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 369 different votes 421 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
15 Aye 5 No
Housing 45% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 8 No
Benefits 26% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 0 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 18% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
55 Aye 35 No
3 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 7 No
Transport 5% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

85.3%
13% above average
Rank 87 of 649
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 255 of 649
2,025
2,373 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
587 eligible divisions
1,049
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
49.0% of votes cast
976
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
232
51.0% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,257
+1176.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
91
+10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649
1,596
+1455.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
405
+264.4 vs Commons average
Rank 36 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
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
6
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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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