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Jim Shannon vs Julia Lopez

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford
vs
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Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Julia Lopez voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,565 shared comparable votes.

1,238 same votes 327 different votes 1,565 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
18 Aye 34 No
Education 94% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 25 No
Energy 93% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
66 Aye 115 No
Brexit / EU 93% aligned 181 shared votes
67 Aye 114 No
98 Aye 131 No
Tax 90% aligned 229 shared votes
83 Aye 146 No
24 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 52% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
74 Aye 40 No
Migration 54% aligned 114 shared votes
76 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 33 No
Benefits 59% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 16 No
Housing 63% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 17 No
Defence 63% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 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
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,768
2,121 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
848
48.0% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
920
52.0% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

1,268
+1186.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
29
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
1,623
+1480.5 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
35
-107.5 vs Commons average
Rank 561 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
£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£227,011
same as average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
185 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 163 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Tax
251 of 288 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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