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Jim Shannon vs Kirsty Blackman

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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Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 30% of the time, based on 1,136 shared comparable votes.

345 same votes 791 different votes 1,136 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
24 Aye 25 No
Benefits 69% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 12 No
Defence 68% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 57% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
67 Aye 39 No
Migration 44% aligned 106 shared votes
34 Aye 72 No
Most different by topic
72 Aye 121 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 193 shared votes
114 Aye 79 No
3 Aye 4 No
Housing 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 4 No
Cost of Living 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 18 No
Digital / Online Safety 22% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 39 No
Foreign Affairs 26% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 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
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
204
+65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
200 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 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
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
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