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Jim Shannon vs Helen Whately

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 Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Helen Whately voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,725 shared comparable votes.

1,342 same votes 383 different votes 1,725 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
23 Aye 20 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
70 Aye 123 No
Brexit / EU 90% aligned 193 shared votes
73 Aye 120 No
102 Aye 142 No
Tax 88% aligned 244 shared votes
88 Aye 156 No
22 Aye 43 No
Education 86% aligned 65 shared votes
21 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 51% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
76 Aye 41 No
Migration 56% aligned 117 shared votes
82 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 38 No
Benefits 58% aligned 64 shared votes
25 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 15 No
Housing 61% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 19 No
Defence 63% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 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 91 of 650
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 650
2,007
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,967
2,349 eligible divisions
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
939
47.7 % of votes cast
970
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,028
52.3 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

1,154
+1083.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
1,413
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
65
-60.8 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 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
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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