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Jim Shannon vs David Davis

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 David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and David Davis voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,363 shared comparable votes.

1,061 same votes 302 different votes 1,363 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
18 Aye 17 No
Energy 94% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
67 Aye 126 No
Brexit / EU 92% aligned 193 shared votes
71 Aye 122 No
16 Aye 33 No
Education 90% aligned 49 shared votes
17 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
76 Aye 106 No
Tax 84% aligned 182 shared votes
62 Aye 120 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 25 No
Benefits 61% aligned 46 shared votes
15 Aye 31 No
17 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 62% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
65 Aye 32 No
Migration 65% aligned 97 shared votes
57 Aye 40 No
59 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 65% aligned 103 shared votes
51 Aye 52 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 78 of 650
Participation
64.8%
8% below average
Rank 515 of 650
2,062
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,566
2,417 eligible divisions
1,065
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
734
46.9% of votes cast
997
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
832
53.1% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
93
5.9% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
18 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

1,431
+1336.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
64
-30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
1,884
+1719.9 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
107
-57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 365 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
£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£277,187
23% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
206 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 82 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sept 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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