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Jim Shannon vs Robin Swann

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

Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford
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Photograph of Robin Swann
Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Robin Swann voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 425 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 52 different votes 425 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
5 Aye 1 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
39 Aye 56 No
Tax 95% aligned 95 shared votes
44 Aye 51 No
15 Aye 4 No
Housing 95% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 8 No
Energy 59% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 81% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 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
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 293 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
590 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
54.4% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
204
45.6% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,269
+1187.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
119
+37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 649
1,620
+1477.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
146
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 202 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
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Tax
96 of 112 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
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
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