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Jim Shannon vs Dr Zubir Ahmed

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 Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Dr Zubir Ahmed voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 333 different votes 389 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
11 Aye 4 No
Housing 60% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 1 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 16 No
Benefits 15% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
29 Aye 40 No
Tax 3% aligned 69 shared votes
42 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 4% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

85.3%
14% above average
Rank 87 of 649
Participation
73.4%
2% above average
Rank 339 of 649
2,020
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
582 eligible divisions
1,045
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
52.9% of votes cast
975
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
201
47.1% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.8% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,249
+1169.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
64
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
1,576
+1437.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
119
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 255 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
£243,911
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£243,911
8% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
6
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
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API