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Jim Shannon vs Matt Vickers

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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Matt Vickers
Con Stockton West

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Matt Vickers voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 1,136 shared comparable votes.

818 same votes 318 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
0 Aye 4 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 28 No
Education 93% aligned 46 shared votes
15 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 19 No
Energy 90% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
68 Aye 85 No
Tax 88% aligned 153 shared votes
56 Aye 97 No
16 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 31 No
Benefits 50% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 14 No
Trade 50% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
70 Aye 37 No
Migration 51% aligned 107 shared votes
72 Aye 35 No
16 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 52% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 13 No
Housing 55% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 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 86 of 649
Participation
78.5%
6% above average
Rank 229 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,302
1,658 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
624
47.9% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
678
52.1% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

1,276
+1193.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
98
+15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
1,633
+1489.5 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
187
+43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 149 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
£1,218,799
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£295,321
31% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Trade
48 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
56 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sept 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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