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Jim Shannon vs Lauren Edwards

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 Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 450 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 403 different votes 450 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
12 Aye 6 No
Housing 50% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 18% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 17 No
Benefits 15% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 1 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
1 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
45 Aye 50 No
Tax 2% aligned 95 shared votes
52 Aye 43 No
13 Aye 26 No
Education 5% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 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 90 of 649
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 95 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
575 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
49.9 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
245
50.1 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
1,524
+1385.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
64
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 34 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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
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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