Compare

Jim Shannon vs Maya Ellis

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 Maya Ellis
Maya Ellis
Lab Ribble Valley

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Maya Ellis voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 291 different votes 346 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 4 No
Housing 47% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 32% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 19% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 1 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
40 Aye 46 No
Tax 2% aligned 86 shared votes
48 Aye 38 No
12 Aye 6 No
Transport 6% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 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 88 of 649
Participation
63.6%
9% below average
Rank 533 of 649
2,018
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
369
580 eligible divisions
1,043
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
178
48.2% of votes cast
975
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
191
51.8% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.5% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,237
+1158.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
48
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 649
1,557
+1419.9 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
58
-79.1 vs Commons average
Rank 466 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
£230,920
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£230,920
2% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Tax
89 of 112 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Benefits
22 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API