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Jim Shannon vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 1,456 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 1,082 different votes 1,456 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
64 Aye 39 No
Migration 47% aligned 103 shared votes
27 Aye 76 No
26 Aye 29 No
Benefits 44% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 16 No
Defence 43% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 41% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 15 No
Housing 37% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 14 No
Energy 6% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
61 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 170 shared votes
108 Aye 62 No
31 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 14% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
90 Aye 112 No
Tax 15% aligned 202 shared votes
129 Aye 73 No
36 Aye 32 No
Transport 21% aligned 68 shared votes
28 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 90 of 649
Participation
70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,666
2,361 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
54.3 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
761
45.7 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
15 years, 6 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
71
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
86
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 368 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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