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Jim Shannon vs Paula Barker

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
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Paula Barker voted the same way 30% of the time, based on 1,136 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 799 different votes 1,136 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
24 Aye 29 No
Benefits 51% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
2 Aye 2 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
26 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 49% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
58 Aye 36 No
Migration 47% aligned 94 shared votes
24 Aye 70 No
25 Aye 12 No
Trade 41% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 15 No
Energy 14% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 16% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 18% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
66 Aye 74 No
Tax 18% aligned 140 shared votes
89 Aye 51 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
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
52.4 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
618
47.6 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % 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
67
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
78
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 395 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
51 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
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
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