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Jim Shannon vs Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

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 Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Lab Cardiff West

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Mr Alex Barros-Curtis voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 455 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 406 different votes 455 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
8 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 26% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 17 No
Benefits 19% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 18% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
42 Aye 57 No
Tax 2% aligned 99 shared votes
59 Aye 40 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
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 126 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
590 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.2% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
240
48.8% 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

1,269
+1187.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
65
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
1,620
+1477.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
77
-65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 409 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
£117,527
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£117,527
48% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
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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