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Jim Shannon vs Richard Baker

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 Richard Baker
Richard Baker
Lab Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Richard Baker voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 394 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 337 different votes 394 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
12 Aye 6 No
Housing 50% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 40% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 15 No
Benefits 19% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 0 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
52 Aye 39 No
5 Aye 9 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 2 No
Trade 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.3%
14% above average
Rank 87 of 649
Participation
74.6%
3% above average
Rank 315 of 649
2,020
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
434
582 eligible divisions
1,045
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
48.2% of votes cast
975
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
225
51.8% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.8% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,249
+1169.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
55
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649
1,576
+1437.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
69
-69.7 vs Commons average
Rank 426 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
£179,133
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£179,133
21% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 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
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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