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Jim Shannon vs John Lamont

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 John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and John Lamont voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,625 shared comparable votes.

1,299 same votes 326 different votes 1,625 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 25 No
Energy 95% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
96 Aye 129 No
Tax 91% aligned 225 shared votes
82 Aye 143 No
18 Aye 36 No
Education 91% aligned 54 shared votes
17 Aye 37 No
65 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 90% aligned 177 shared votes
69 Aye 108 No
25 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 58 shared votes
24 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 53% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 24 No
Benefits 56% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
75 Aye 40 No
Migration 57% aligned 115 shared votes
79 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 15 No
Housing 58% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
32 Aye 20 No
Defence 63% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.3%
13% above average
Rank 77 of 650
Participation
85.0%
13% above average
Rank 89 of 650
2,059
2,413 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,835
2,158 eligible divisions
1,063
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
885
48.2% of votes cast
996
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
950
51.8% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

1,421
+1327.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
169
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
1,865
+1702.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
270
+107.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 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
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
206 of 212 votes
#1
Trade
86 of 90 votes
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 189 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
180 of 198 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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