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Jim Shannon vs Nigel Farage

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

Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford
vs
Photograph of Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Nigel Farage voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 156 shared comparable votes.

143 same votes 13 different votes 156 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
16 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 2 No
Housing 75% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 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
32.3 %
41 % below average
Rank 637 of 648
1,971
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
170
526 eligible divisions
1,014
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
84
49.4 % of votes cast
957
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
86
50.6 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % 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
14
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 648
1,158
+1049.1 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 648
Contributions
16
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 603 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
£156,380
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,380
31 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
35
7 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
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Migration
7 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
62 of 65 votes
#3
Housing
17 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
10 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Third Reading 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
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