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Jim Shannon vs Peter Dowd

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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Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Peter Dowd voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,443 shared comparable votes.

359 same votes 1,084 different votes 1,443 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
20 Aye 20 No
Benefits 58% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
55 Aye 26 No
Migration 44% aligned 81 shared votes
32 Aye 49 No
93 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 38% aligned 146 shared votes
62 Aye 84 No
22 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 36% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 107 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 167 shared votes
104 Aye 63 No
20 Aye 23 No
Energy 12% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 12% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
98 Aye 130 No
Tax 14% aligned 228 shared votes
141 Aye 87 No
26 Aye 37 No
Education 17% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 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
69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
915
56.0 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
718
44.0 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
41
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
29
-109.5 vs Commons average
Rank 571 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 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
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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