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Jim Shannon vs Kim Leadbeater

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
Photograph of Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 954 shared comparable votes.

238 same votes 716 different votes 954 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
2 Aye 2 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 49% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
50 Aye 24 No
Migration 46% aligned 74 shared votes
26 Aye 48 No
25 Aye 12 No
Housing 46% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 41% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 39 No
Education 7% aligned 59 shared votes
41 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
65 Aye 81 No
Tax 11% aligned 146 shared votes
89 Aye 57 No
12 Aye 20 No
Energy 13% aligned 32 shared votes
24 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 90 of 649
Participation
82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 151 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,090
1,325 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
567
52.0 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
523
48.0 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
5 years, 1 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
4
-74.0 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
13
-125.5 vs Commons average
Rank 612 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
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Education
63 of 65 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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