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Jim Shannon vs Lisa Smart

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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Lisa Smart
LD Hazel Grove

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Lisa Smart voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

277 same votes 79 different votes 356 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
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
30 Aye 45 No
Tax 96% aligned 75 shared votes
33 Aye 42 No
11 Aye 5 No
Transport 94% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 26 No
Education 88% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 88% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 44% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 7 No
Energy 50% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 68% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 5 No
Housing 78% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 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 91 of 650
Participation
66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 502 of 650
2,007
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
372
563 eligible divisions
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
203
54.6 % of votes cast
970
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
169
45.4 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,154
+1083.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
151
+80.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
1,413
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
209
+83.2 vs Commons average
Rank 90 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
£239,061
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£239,061
6 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
22
4 registered categories
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Education
42 of 49 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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