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Jim Shannon vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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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Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 1,580 shared comparable votes.

430 same votes 1,150 different votes 1,580 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
23 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 49% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 34 No
Benefits 48% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
67 Aye 34 No
Migration 48% aligned 101 shared votes
30 Aye 71 No
32 Aye 13 No
Housing 40% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 113 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 173 shared votes
110 Aye 63 No
20 Aye 21 No
Energy 12% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 16% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
90 Aye 109 No
Tax 17% aligned 199 shared votes
125 Aye 74 No
28 Aye 38 No
Education 23% aligned 66 shared votes
43 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
76.7 %
4 % above average
Rank 273 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,361 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,007
55.6 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
805
44.4 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.4 % 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
44
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
45
-93.5 vs Commons average
Rank 515 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 43 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 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 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
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
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