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Jim Shannon vs Paul Holmes

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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Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Paul Holmes voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 1,167 shared comparable votes.

837 same votes 330 different votes 1,167 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
14 Aye 24 No
Education 92% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 19 No
Energy 90% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 86% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
74 Aye 85 No
Tax 86% aligned 159 shared votes
60 Aye 99 No
15 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 45% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 25 No
Benefits 48% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 13 No
Trade 53% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
63 Aye 37 No
Migration 55% aligned 100 shared votes
72 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 19 No
Defence 60% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 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
85.2 %
13 % above average
Rank 94 of 649
2,011
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,396
1,638 eligible divisions
1,038
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
692
49.6 % of votes cast
973
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
704
50.4 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

1,203
+1127.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
98
+22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
1,482
+1347.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
380
+245.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 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
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
50 of 51 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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