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Jim Shannon vs Graham Stringer

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 Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Graham Stringer voted the same way 36% of the time, based on 1,178 shared comparable votes.

424 same votes 754 different votes 1,178 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
39 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 73% aligned 106 shared votes
46 Aye 60 No
10 Aye 20 No
Benefits 57% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 49% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
58 Aye 31 No
Migration 46% aligned 89 shared votes
24 Aye 65 No
25 Aye 20 No
Trade 44% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 11% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 13 No
Energy 12% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
84 Aye 99 No
Tax 16% aligned 183 shared votes
111 Aye 72 No
21 Aye 31 No
Education 21% aligned 52 shared votes
36 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 25% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 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
57.8 %
15 % below average
Rank 590 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,364
2,361 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
683
50.1 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
681
49.9 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
112
8.2 % 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
58
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
42
-96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 529 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
£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£160,334
29 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Migration
123 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
44 of 66 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 71 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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
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
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