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Jim Shannon vs Gareth Thomas

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

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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford
vs
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Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 1,379 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 1,018 different votes 1,379 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 7 No
Housing 50% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 2 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 20 No
Benefits 49% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
67 Aye 42 No
Migration 49% aligned 109 shared votes
33 Aye 76 No
21 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 47% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 118 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 176 shared votes
114 Aye 62 No
16 Aye 15 No
Energy 13% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
84 Aye 108 No
Tax 14% aligned 192 shared votes
125 Aye 67 No
20 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 14% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 36 No
Education 19% aligned 59 shared votes
43 Aye 16 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
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
894
57.0 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
674
43.0 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
40
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
45
-93.5 vs Commons average
Rank 516 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
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
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
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
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