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Jim Shannon vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,270 shared comparable votes.

315 same votes 955 different votes 1,270 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
2 Aye 2 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 23 No
Benefits 46% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No
58 Aye 31 No
Migration 46% aligned 89 shared votes
26 Aye 63 No
19 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 43% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 43% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 14 No
Energy 9% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
54 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 163 shared votes
107 Aye 56 No
75 Aye 103 No
Tax 15% aligned 178 shared votes
111 Aye 67 No
17 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 16% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 24 No
Trade 19% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 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 86 of 649
Participation
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

1,295
+1211.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
80
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
1,661
+1515.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
131
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
167 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 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
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
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
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