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Jim Shannon vs Mr Clive Betts

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 Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Mr Clive Betts voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,583 shared comparable votes.

401 same votes 1,182 different votes 1,583 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
63 Aye 36 No
Migration 49% aligned 99 shared votes
33 Aye 66 No
24 Aye 23 No
Benefits 49% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 46% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 15 No
Housing 38% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
99 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 36% aligned 162 shared votes
75 Aye 87 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 114 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 177 shared votes
110 Aye 67 No
23 Aye 24 No
Energy 13% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
101 Aye 129 No
Tax 13% aligned 230 shared votes
146 Aye 84 No
29 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 15% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 42 No
Education 17% aligned 63 shared votes
47 Aye 16 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
76.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 277 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,805
2,361 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
56.3 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
789
43.7 % 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
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
53
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
47
-91.5 vs Commons average
Rank 508 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
£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,690
38 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Work / Employment
65 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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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