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Jim Shannon vs Peter Fortune

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

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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford
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Peter Fortune
Con Bromley and Biggin Hill

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Peter Fortune voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 385 shared comparable votes.

363 same votes 22 different votes 385 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
13 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 3 No
Housing 70% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Migration 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 85% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 86% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 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
72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 376 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
575 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
43.6 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
234
56.4 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
121
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 650
1,524
+1385.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£180,830
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£180,830
20 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
6
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 111 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
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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