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Jim Shannon vs Dr Luke Evans

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 Dr Luke Evans
Dr Luke Evans
Con Hinckley and Bosworth

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Dr Luke Evans voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 1,209 shared comparable votes.

877 same votes 332 different votes 1,209 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
17 Aye 33 No
Education 94% aligned 50 shared votes
16 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 22 No
Energy 91% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 88% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
77 Aye 101 No
Tax 88% aligned 178 shared votes
63 Aye 115 No
21 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 48% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 13 No
Trade 50% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
71 Aye 38 No
Migration 52% aligned 109 shared votes
73 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 14 No
Housing 58% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 30 No
Benefits 59% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 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 88 of 649
Participation
85.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 85 of 649
2,011
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,401
1,636 eligible divisions
1,038
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
678
48.4 % of votes cast
973
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
723
51.6 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.9 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

1,203
+1127.9 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
156
+80.9 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 649
1,482
+1348.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
344
+210.7 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£1,271,955
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£289,674
28 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
63 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
146 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Trade
48 of 51 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
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 rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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
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
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