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Jim Shannon vs Jo Stevens

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 Jo Stevens
Jo Stevens
Lab Cardiff East

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Jo Stevens voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,529 shared comparable votes.

387 same votes 1,142 different votes 1,529 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
25 Aye 18 No
Benefits 56% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 47% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
65 Aye 33 No
Migration 46% aligned 98 shared votes
32 Aye 66 No
32 Aye 17 No
Defence 41% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 38% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 22 No
Energy 9% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
64 Aye 121 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 185 shared votes
114 Aye 71 No
23 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 15% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 42 No
Education 15% aligned 65 shared votes
46 Aye 19 No
93 Aye 110 No
Tax 16% aligned 203 shared votes
128 Aye 75 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
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 330 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,763
2,376 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
54.6% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
801
45.4% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

1,295
+1211.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
40
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
1,661
+1515.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
171
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 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
£1,912,752
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£253,083
12% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Education
77 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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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