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Jim Shannon vs Matthew Patrick

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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Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 439 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 384 different votes 439 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
15 Aye 5 No
Housing 45% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 7 No
Benefits 22% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
40 Aye 52 No
Tax 2% aligned 92 shared votes
54 Aye 38 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.3%
13% above average
Rank 87 of 649
Participation
80.4%
8% above average
Rank 189 of 649
2,025
2,373 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
587 eligible divisions
1,049
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
230
48.7% of votes cast
976
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
242
51.3% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.7% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,265
+1183.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
28
-53.2 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
1,604
+1462.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
95
-46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 343 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
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
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