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Jim Shannon vs Helen Hayes

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 Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Helen Hayes voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 1,626 shared comparable votes.

425 same votes 1,201 different votes 1,626 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
2 Aye 2 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 48% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
71 Aye 41 No
Migration 46% aligned 112 shared votes
33 Aye 79 No
24 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 46% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 31 No
Benefits 42% aligned 52 shared votes
35 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 120 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 185 shared votes
113 Aye 72 No
25 Aye 20 No
Energy 13% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 15% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
98 Aye 135 No
Tax 15% aligned 233 shared votes
148 Aye 85 No
24 Aye 39 No
Education 21% aligned 63 shared votes
44 Aye 19 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
79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
838
44.7 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
93
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
121
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 232 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
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,156
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
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
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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