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Jim Shannon vs Jen Craft

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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Jen Craft
Lab Thurrock

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Jen Craft voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 447 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 391 different votes 447 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
15 Aye 5 No
Housing 40% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 17 No
Benefits 21% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 2 No
Trade 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.3%
13% above average
Rank 87 of 649
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 130 of 649
2,025
2,373 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
587 eligible divisions
1,049
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.7% of votes cast
976
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
241
49.3% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.5% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,265
+1183.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
95
+13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
1,604
+1462.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
122
-19.2 vs Commons average
Rank 253 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
£193,514
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£193,514
14% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
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
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
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