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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 79% of the time, based on 1,583 shared comparable votes.

1,258 same votes 325 different votes 1,583 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
95 Aye 129 No
Tax 91% aligned 224 shared votes
81 Aye 143 No
18 Aye 35 No
Education 91% aligned 53 shared votes
17 Aye 36 No
65 Aye 111 No
Brexit / EU 90% aligned 176 shared votes
69 Aye 107 No
25 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 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 14 No
Housing 59% aligned 39 shared votes
15 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

85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 650
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 100 of 650
2,007
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,780
2,094 eligible divisions
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
860
48.3 % of votes cast
970
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
920
51.7 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

1,154
+1083.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
134
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
1,413
+1287.0 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
213
+87.0 vs Commons average
Rank 89 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
2
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
81 of 85 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 161 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 193 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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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