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Jim Shannon vs Ruth Jones

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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Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Ruth Jones voted the same way 29% of the time, based on 1,153 shared comparable votes.

331 same votes 822 different votes 1,153 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 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
63 Aye 34 No
Migration 48% aligned 97 shared votes
25 Aye 72 No
25 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 47% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 26 No
Benefits 46% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 12 No
Trade 40% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 17 No
Energy 13% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 37 No
Education 14% aligned 59 shared votes
41 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 14% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
65 Aye 82 No
Tax 16% aligned 147 shared votes
98 Aye 49 No
26 Aye 34 No
Brexit / EU 18% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 242 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
692
52.2 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
634
47.8 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
7 years, 4 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
48
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
69
-69.5 vs Commons average
Rank 422 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 68 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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) 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 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
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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