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Jim Shannon vs Sarah Coombes

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 Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 364 different votes 409 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
15 Aye 5 No
Housing 45% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 15 No
Benefits 20% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 18% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 18% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
52 Aye 34 No
9 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 6% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

85.3 %
12 % above average
Rank 106 of 648
Participation
82.9 %
10 % above average
Rank 152 of 648
1,971
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
526 eligible divisions
1,014
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
223
51.1 % of votes cast
957
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
213
48.9 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

978
+917.6 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 648
Appearances
43
-17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 648
1,158
+1049.1 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 648
Contributions
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
62 of 65 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Education
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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