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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 1,330 shared comparable votes.

1,031 same votes 299 different votes 1,330 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 125 No
Brexit / EU 92% aligned 192 shared votes
71 Aye 121 No
16 Aye 32 No
Education 90% aligned 48 shared votes
17 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 84% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
75 Aye 103 No
Tax 84% aligned 178 shared votes
62 Aye 116 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
58 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 64% aligned 101 shared votes
50 Aye 51 No
65 Aye 32 No
Migration 65% aligned 97 shared votes
57 Aye 40 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
65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 516 of 650
2,007
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,528
2,349 eligible divisions
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
715
46.8 % of votes cast
970
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
813
53.2 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
91
6.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
17 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

1,154
+1083.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
57
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
1,413
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
90
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 315 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
4
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
198 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 70 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Migration
125 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Sep 2025
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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
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