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Jim Shannon vs Kevin Bonavia

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
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Kevin Bonavia
Lab Stevenage

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Kevin Bonavia voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 454 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 403 different votes 454 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
16 Aye 7 No
Housing 48% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 17 No
Benefits 19% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
41 Aye 47 No
Tax 2% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 7 No
Transport 4% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 8 No
Energy 6% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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
84.2%
12% above average
Rank 110 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
497
590 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
259
52.1% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
238
47.9% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,269
+1187.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
74
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
1,620
+1477.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
94
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 347 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
£180,036
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£180,036
20% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
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
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
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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