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Jim Shannon vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Esther McVey voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,210 shared comparable votes.

985 same votes 225 different votes 1,210 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
12 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 16 No
Energy 97% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
63 Aye 88 No
Tax 94% aligned 151 shared votes
56 Aye 95 No
55 Aye 104 No
Brexit / EU 93% aligned 159 shared votes
56 Aye 103 No
20 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
66 Aye 35 No
Migration 60% aligned 101 shared votes
72 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 19 No
Benefits 63% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 17 No
Defence 65% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 39 No
Foreign Affairs 65% aligned 57 shared votes
20 Aye 37 No
72 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 69% aligned 118 shared votes
60 Aye 58 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 92 of 650
Participation
64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 522 of 650
2,002
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,352
2,089 eligible divisions
1,034
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
45.8 % of votes cast
968
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
733
54.2 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

1,142
+1071.9 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
92
+21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
1,393
+1268.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
114
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 224 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 85 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
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
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 88 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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