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Jim Shannon vs Ruth Cadbury

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 Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Ruth Cadbury voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,541 shared comparable votes.

391 same votes 1,150 different votes 1,541 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
24 Aye 20 No
Benefits 50% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
60 Aye 35 No
Migration 47% aligned 95 shared votes
32 Aye 63 No
23 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 46% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 14 No
Housing 41% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 41% aligned 29 shared votes
25 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 175 shared votes
105 Aye 70 No
22 Aye 19 No
Energy 12% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
97 Aye 136 No
Tax 15% aligned 233 shared votes
150 Aye 83 No
27 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 16% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 17% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 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
75.0%
2% above average
Rank 311 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,781
2,376 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
990
55.6% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
791
44.4% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

1,295
+1211.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
1,661
+1515.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
73
-72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 435 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
£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£293,505
30% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 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
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 Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 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
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
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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