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Jim Shannon vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 32% of the time, based on 1,088 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 742 different votes 1,088 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
18 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 58% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
66 Aye 37 No
Migration 49% aligned 103 shared votes
31 Aye 72 No
24 Aye 28 No
Benefits 44% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 10 No
Trade 42% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 14 No
Housing 41% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 14% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 18 No
Energy 15% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 38 No
Education 15% aligned 60 shared votes
43 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 15% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
61 Aye 80 No
Tax 16% aligned 141 shared votes
92 Aye 49 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
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 288 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,250
1,643 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
668
53.4 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
582
46.6 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
13
-65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
13
-125.5 vs Commons average
Rank 611 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
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Education
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Migration
139 of 154 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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