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Jim Shannon vs David Reed

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 Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and David Reed voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

271 same votes 14 different votes 285 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
34 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
34 Aye 43 No
10 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 83% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 1 No
Migration 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.3 %
12 % above average
Rank 106 of 648
Participation
62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 550 of 648
1,971
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
330
526 eligible divisions
1,014
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
164
49.7 % of votes cast
957
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
166
50.3 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

978
+917.6 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 648
Appearances
75
+14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 648
1,158
+1049.1 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 648
Contributions
131
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
Devolution / Local Government
62 of 65 votes
#3
Defence
17 of 22 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 17 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
17 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 88 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Third Reading 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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