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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.

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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford
vs
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David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and David Davis voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,339 shared comparable votes.

1,038 same votes 301 different votes 1,339 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 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
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 86 of 649
Participation
64.8%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,539
2,376 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
720
46.8% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
819
53.2% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
93
6.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
18 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

1,276
+1193.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
51
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 649
1,633
+1489.5 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 404 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
£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
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
72 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
53 of 71 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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