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Jim Shannon vs Lee Anderson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford
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Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Lee Anderson voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 1,072 shared comparable votes.

749 same votes 323 different votes 1,072 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 25 No
Education 90% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 22 No
Energy 88% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
56 Aye 85 No
Tax 86% aligned 141 shared votes
44 Aye 97 No
27 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 85% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 83% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 36 No
Migration 48% aligned 95 shared votes
60 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 53% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 13 No
Trade 54% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 27 No
Benefits 54% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
77 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 61% aligned 117 shared votes
77 Aye 40 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 89 of 649
Participation
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 306 of 649
2,014
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,236
1,641 eligible divisions
1,041
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
620
50.2 % of votes cast
973
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
616
49.8 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

1,222
+1145.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
58
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649
1,509
+1372.3 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
83
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 374 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
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 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
Trade
51 of 51 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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