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Jim Shannon vs Patricia Ferguson

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 Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 347 different votes 409 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 6 No
Housing 45% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 32% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 16 No
Benefits 24% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 16% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
29 Aye 53 No
Tax 2% aligned 82 shared votes
55 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 6 No
Transport 5% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 9 No
Energy 6% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.3%
13% above average
Rank 88 of 649
Participation
77.8%
5% above average
Rank 255 of 649
2,018
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
580 eligible divisions
1,043
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.7% of votes cast
975
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
218
48.3% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.5% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,237
+1158.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
87
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 649
1,557
+1419.9 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
111
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 281 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
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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