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Jim Shannon vs Colum Eastwood

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 Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 37% of the time, based on 765 shared comparable votes.

281 same votes 484 different votes 765 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
17 Aye 19 No
Benefits 67% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 53% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
64 Aye 32 No
Migration 46% aligned 96 shared votes
30 Aye 66 No
67 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 45% aligned 93 shared votes
42 Aye 51 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
21 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 13% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 14 No
Energy 20% aligned 20 shared votes
18 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 21% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 23% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 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
53.4%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
885
1,658 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
487
55.0% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
398
45.0% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

1,295
+1211.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
22
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
1,661
+1515.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
33
-112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 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
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sept 2025
Aye
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