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Jim Shannon vs Ian Lavery

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 Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Ian Lavery voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 1,581 shared comparable votes.

417 same votes 1,164 different votes 1,581 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
25 Aye 33 No
Benefits 53% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
2 Aye 2 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
71 Aye 42 No
Migration 48% aligned 113 shared votes
34 Aye 79 No
27 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 43% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 17 No
Housing 39% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 22 No
Energy 10% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
58 Aye 111 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 169 shared votes
109 Aye 60 No
91 Aye 123 No
Tax 15% aligned 214 shared votes
139 Aye 75 No
28 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 16% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 46 No
Education 17% aligned 71 shared votes
52 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
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
797
44.3 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
79
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
107
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 286 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 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
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
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
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
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
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