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Jim Shannon vs Rachel Hopkins

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 Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 29% of the time, based on 1,228 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 874 different votes 1,228 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
2 Aye 2 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
67 Aye 37 No
Migration 48% aligned 104 shared votes
31 Aye 73 No
24 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 46% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 29 No
Benefits 43% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 17 No
Housing 43% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 21 No
Energy 14% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 40 No
Education 14% aligned 63 shared votes
45 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 14% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
72 Aye 96 No
Tax 16% aligned 168 shared votes
109 Aye 59 No
24 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 16% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 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
84.9%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,408
1,658 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
746
53.0% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
662
47.0% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

1,295
+1211.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
1,661
+1515.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
100
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 338 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
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
53 of 54 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API