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Jim Shannon vs Michael Payne

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
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Michael Payne voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 339 different votes 375 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
16 Aye 6 No
Housing 45% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 36% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 1 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
40 Aye 57 No
Tax 2% aligned 97 shared votes
59 Aye 38 No

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

Voting record

85.3 %
12 % above average
Rank 106 of 648
Participation
77.4 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 648
1,971
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
407
526 eligible divisions
1,014
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
53.3 % of votes cast
957
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
190
46.7 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

978
+917.6 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 648
Appearances
15
-45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 648
1,158
+1049.1 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 648
Contributions
16
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
0
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
62 of 65 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Education
48 of 49 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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