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Jim Shannon vs Dr Scott Arthur

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford
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Dr Scott Arthur
Lab Edinburgh South West

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 450 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 393 different votes 450 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
15 Aye 5 No
Housing 45% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 32% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 16 No
Benefits 22% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 18% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 9 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
41 Aye 53 No
Tax 3% aligned 94 shared votes
54 Aye 40 No

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

Voting record

85.3%
13% above average
Rank 87 of 649
Participation
82.1%
9% above average
Rank 156 of 649
2,025
2,373 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
587 eligible divisions
1,049
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
49.2% of votes cast
976
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
245
50.8% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,265
+1183.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
177
+95.8 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 649
1,604
+1462.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
282
+140.8 vs Commons average
Rank 60 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
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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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