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Jim Shannon vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Priti Patel voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,305 shared comparable votes.

1,065 same votes 240 different votes 1,305 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 9 No
Energy 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
64 Aye 122 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 186 shared votes
65 Aye 121 No
82 Aye 119 No
Tax 91% aligned 201 shared votes
75 Aye 126 No
17 Aye 32 No
Education 90% aligned 49 shared votes
16 Aye 33 No
15 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
61 Aye 35 No
Migration 57% aligned 96 shared votes
72 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 16 No
Defence 63% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 22 No
Benefits 68% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 68% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 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 86 of 649
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

1,269
+1187.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
68
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
1,620
+1477.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
95
-47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 343 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sept 2025
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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