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Jim Shannon vs Joe Robertson

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 Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Joe Robertson voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 400 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 26 different votes 400 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
39 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
39 Aye 56 No
12 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
12 Aye 28 No
6 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 4 No
Housing 50% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 1 No
Migration 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 90% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 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
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
575 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
193
44.7 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
239
55.3 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % 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
155
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 650
1,524
+1385.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 72 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
£165,302
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£165,302
27 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Tax
95 of 111 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 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 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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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