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Jim Shannon vs James Murray

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford
vs
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James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and James Murray voted the same way 31% of the time, based on 1,035 shared comparable votes.

319 same votes 716 different votes 1,035 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
21 Aye 16 No
Benefits 57% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
63 Aye 31 No
Migration 48% aligned 94 shared votes
30 Aye 64 No
13 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 45% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 14 No
Housing 44% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 16 No
Defence 43% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 36 No
Education 13% aligned 56 shared votes
41 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 19 No
Energy 13% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 14% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
69 Aye 90 No
Tax 14% aligned 159 shared votes
103 Aye 56 No
13 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 16% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 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
73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,204
1,643 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
643
53.4 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
561
46.6 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
86
+8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
707
+568.5 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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