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Jim Shannon vs Mr Douglas Alexander

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford
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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 224 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 205 different votes 224 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
8 Aye 5 No
Benefits 31% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 23% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 17% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 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
45.8 %
27 % below average
Rank 626 of 648
1,971
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
241
526 eligible divisions
1,014
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
109
45.2 % of votes cast
957
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
132
54.8 % 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
22
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 648
1,158
+1049.1 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 648
Contributions
118
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
62 of 65 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
4 of 6 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Tax
62 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 10 Jun 2025
Housing
No
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