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Jim Shannon vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Ian Byrne voted the same way 31% of the time, based on 1,044 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 717 different votes 1,044 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 30 No
Benefits 53% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
2 Aye 2 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
60 Aye 32 No
Migration 48% aligned 92 shared votes
30 Aye 62 No
24 Aye 11 No
Trade 43% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 39 No
Education 14% aligned 58 shared votes
43 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 14% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 15% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
55 Aye 82 No
Tax 15% aligned 137 shared votes
93 Aye 44 No
13 Aye 16 No
Energy 17% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 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
73.0 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
656
54.7 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
543
45.3 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
25
2.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
43
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
83
-55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
45 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 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
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
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 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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