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Jim Shannon vs Mr Will Forster

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 Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

298 same votes 83 different votes 381 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
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
32 Aye 50 No
Tax 95% aligned 82 shared votes
34 Aye 48 No
10 Aye 15 No
Benefits 92% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 26 No
Education 90% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 5 No
Transport 89% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 8 No
Energy 36% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 44% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 65% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 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 91 of 650
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 325 of 650
2,007
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
563 eligible divisions
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
223
53.0 % of votes cast
970
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
198
47.0 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
1.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,154
+1083.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
146
+75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 650
1,413
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
186
+60.2 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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