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Jim Shannon vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Ed Davey voted the same way 42% of the time, based on 1,134 shared comparable votes.

475 same votes 659 different votes 1,134 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
19 Aye 10 No
Defence 76% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 19 No
Benefits 75% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 70% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 69% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 30 No
Education 67% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 108 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 165 shared votes
102 Aye 63 No
10 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 22% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
26 Aye 20 No
Trade 28% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 15 No
Energy 31% aligned 26 shared votes
21 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
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

1,215
+1137.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
59
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 649
1,515
+1377.1 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
97
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 321 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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