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Jim Shannon vs Katrina Murray

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 Katrina Murray
Katrina Murray
Lab Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Katrina Murray voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 347 different votes 406 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
15 Aye 4 No
Housing 47% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 22% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 18 No
Benefits 21% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 18% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
36 Aye 33 No
Tax 3% aligned 69 shared votes
35 Aye 34 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 88 of 649
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
2,018
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
443
580 eligible divisions
1,043
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
231
52.1% of votes cast
975
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
212
47.9% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.4% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,237
+1158.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
63
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
1,557
+1419.9 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
83
-54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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
£184,548
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£184,548
18% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
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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