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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
Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Greg Smith voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 1,247 shared comparable votes.

910 same votes 337 different votes 1,247 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
31 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 86% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 13 No
Trade 53% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 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
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 88 of 649
Participation
88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 33 of 649
2,011
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,454
1,636 eligible divisions
1,038
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
48.6 % of votes cast
973
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
747
51.4 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

1,203
+1127.9 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
195
+119.9 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
1,482
+1348.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
267
+133.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 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
50 of 51 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
148 of 152 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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
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