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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
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David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and David Reed voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

294 same votes 15 different votes 309 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 19 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 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

85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
Participation
62.1 %
11 % below average
Rank 555 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
357
575 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
50.7 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
176
49.3 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
107
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
1,524
+1385.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
166
+27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 158 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
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
4 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 111 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
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
Where they voted the same
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
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
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