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Jim Shannon vs Sarah Russell

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
Photograph of Sarah Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Sarah Russell voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 364 different votes 406 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
8 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 27% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 20% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 1 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
36 Aye 48 No
Tax 2% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 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
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 130 of 648
1,971
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
526 eligible divisions
1,014
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
233
52.8 % of votes cast
957
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
208
47.2 % 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
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 648
1,158
+1049.1 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 648
Contributions
93
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 253 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
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,204
21 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
62 of 65 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 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 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
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
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
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API