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Jim Shannon vs Jim McMahon

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 Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Jim McMahon voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,476 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 1,105 different votes 1,476 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
17 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 48% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
66 Aye 38 No
Migration 44% aligned 104 shared votes
30 Aye 74 No
23 Aye 32 No
Benefits 38% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 38% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
30 Aye 15 No
Defence 38% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 108 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 165 shared votes
106 Aye 59 No
26 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 12% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 19 No
Energy 12% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
91 Aye 118 No
Tax 13% aligned 209 shared votes
133 Aye 76 No
28 Aye 40 No
Education 15% aligned 68 shared votes
48 Aye 20 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
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 388 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
951
56.2 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
742
43.8 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
77
-1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
101
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 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
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
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
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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