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Jim Shannon vs Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

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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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Lab Suffolk Coastal

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 427 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 383 different votes 427 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
13 Aye 3 No
Housing 50% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 18 No
Benefits 19% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 1 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
55 Aye 37 No
4 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 4 No
Transport 6% aligned 17 shared votes
5 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
79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 212 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
575 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
246
53.8 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
211
46.2 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
50
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 650
1,524
+1385.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
64
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 445 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
£177,477
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£177,477
22 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Education
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 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
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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