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Jim Shannon vs Greg Smith

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
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Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Greg Smith voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 1,261 shared comparable votes.

923 same votes 338 different votes 1,261 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
17 Aye 32 No
Education 94% aligned 49 shared votes
14 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 21 No
Energy 91% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
77 Aye 95 No
Tax 87% aligned 172 shared votes
63 Aye 109 No
22 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 86% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
71 Aye 39 No
Migration 54% aligned 110 shared votes
76 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 33 No
Benefits 55% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 15 No
Trade 55% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
33 Aye 20 No
Defence 64% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 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
88.7%
16% above average
Rank 31 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,471
1,658 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
717
48.7% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
754
51.3% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

1,276
+1193.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
212
+129.7 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
1,633
+1489.5 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
252
+108.5 vs Commons average
Rank 85 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
No
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
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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