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Jim Shannon vs Melanie Onn

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 Melanie Onn
Melanie Onn
Lab Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Melanie Onn voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 889 shared comparable votes.

112 same votes 777 different votes 889 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
10 Aye 6 No
Migration 31% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 23% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 19 No
Benefits 23% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
28 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 20% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 18 No
Transport 0% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 18 No
Trade 3% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
72 Aye 94 No
Tax 7% aligned 166 shared votes
99 Aye 67 No
16 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 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
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 649
2,025
2,373 eligible divisions
Total votes
433
587 eligible divisions
1,049
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
49.0% of votes cast
976
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
221
51.0% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
88
+6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649
1,604
+1462.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
111
-30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 294 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
£1,014,663
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£201,216
11% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 20 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Tax
94 of 112 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 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
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
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