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Jim Shannon vs Gregor Poynton

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 Gregor Poynton
Gregor Poynton
Lab Livingston

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Gregor Poynton voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

48 same votes 370 different votes 418 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
16 Aye 7 No
Housing 48% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 14 No
Benefits 17% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 17% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
49 Aye 33 No
1 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 6 No
Transport 6% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 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
90.2%
18% above average
Rank 18 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
532
590 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
270
50.8% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
262
49.2% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,269
+1187.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
3
-78.7 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 649
1,620
+1477.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
3
-139.3 vs Commons average
Rank 629 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
£226,851
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£226,851
same as average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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