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Jim Shannon vs Sarah Gibson

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 Gibson
Sarah Gibson
LD Chippenham

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Sarah Gibson voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

258 same votes 78 different votes 336 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
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
24 Aye 37 No
Tax 93% aligned 61 shared votes
26 Aye 35 No
10 Aye 9 No
Benefits 89% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 4 No
Transport 89% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 88% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 5 No
Energy 50% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 65% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 74% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 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 91 of 650
Participation
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 545 of 650
2,008
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
355
565 eligible divisions
1,038
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
53.2 % of votes cast
970
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
166
46.8 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,167
+1094.5 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
22
-50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
1,430
+1301.3 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
28
-100.7 vs Commons average
Rank 572 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
£230,135
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£230,135
2 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API