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Jim Shannon vs Sarah Champion

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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Sarah Champion
Lab Rotherham

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Sarah Champion voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 1,451 shared comparable votes.

388 same votes 1,063 different votes 1,451 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
21 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
2 Aye 2 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
24 Aye 25 No
Benefits 47% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
70 Aye 37 No
Migration 44% aligned 107 shared votes
32 Aye 75 No
28 Aye 15 No
Defence 40% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 94 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 151 shared votes
93 Aye 58 No
21 Aye 20 No
Energy 12% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
92 Aye 112 No
Tax 16% aligned 204 shared votes
128 Aye 76 No
18 Aye 32 No
Education 20% aligned 50 shared votes
36 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 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
70.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 428 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,657
2,361 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
906
54.7 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
751
45.3 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
47
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
83
-55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 380 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
£2,463,004
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,263
29 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Migration
144 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 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
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
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
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