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Jim Shannon vs Damian Hinds

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 Damian Hinds
Damian Hinds
Con East Hampshire

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Damian Hinds voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,763 shared comparable votes.

1,377 same votes 386 different votes 1,763 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
22 Aye 25 No
Energy 94% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
108 Aye 138 No
Tax 88% aligned 246 shared votes
95 Aye 151 No
72 Aye 130 No
Brexit / EU 88% aligned 202 shared votes
79 Aye 123 No
28 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 36 No
Education 84% aligned 61 shared votes
23 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
79 Aye 41 No
Migration 54% aligned 120 shared votes
86 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 59% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 38 No
Benefits 60% aligned 62 shared votes
25 Aye 37 No
32 Aye 18 No
Defence 62% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 16 No
Housing 64% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 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 91 of 650
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 70 of 650
2,007
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,029
2,349 eligible divisions
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
975
48.1 % of votes cast
970
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,054
51.9 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

1,154
+1083.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
65
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
1,413
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
97
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 290 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
£2,055,176
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£219,626
3 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Migration
160 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Trade
82 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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