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Jim Shannon vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 41% of the time, based on 1,366 shared comparable votes.

560 same votes 806 different votes 1,366 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
25 Aye 11 No
Defence 72% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 18 No
Benefits 71% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 29 No
Education 70% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 61% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 59% aligned 37 shared votes
7 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
64 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 176 shared votes
106 Aye 70 No
17 Aye 16 No
Digital / Online Safety 21% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 18 No
Energy 26% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 32% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 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 90 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

1,215
+1137.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
68
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
1,515
+1377.1 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
116
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 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 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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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