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Jim Shannon vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Jesse Norman voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,521 shared comparable votes.

1,214 same votes 307 different votes 1,521 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
22 Aye 23 No
Energy 93% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
69 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 91% aligned 193 shared votes
71 Aye 122 No
19 Aye 43 No
Education 87% aligned 62 shared votes
19 Aye 43 No
103 Aye 122 No
Tax 87% aligned 225 shared votes
89 Aye 136 No
25 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 14 No
Migration 55% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 15 No
Defence 58% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 29 No
Benefits 58% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 61% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
30 Aye 15 No
Housing 62% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 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 86 of 649
Participation
72.1%
1% below average
Rank 377 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,376 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
791
46.2% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
922
53.8% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

1,277
+1194.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
52
-30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
1,632
+1488.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
101
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 327 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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