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Jim Shannon vs Seema Malhotra

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
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Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 1,376 shared comparable votes.

377 same votes 999 different votes 1,376 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 9 No
Housing 50% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
67 Aye 39 No
Migration 48% aligned 106 shared votes
32 Aye 74 No
10 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 47% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 44% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 26 No
Benefits 43% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 115 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 178 shared votes
109 Aye 69 No
15 Aye 20 No
Energy 11% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 15% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
79 Aye 112 No
Tax 17% aligned 191 shared votes
127 Aye 64 No
27 Aye 26 No
Education 19% aligned 53 shared votes
32 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 90 of 649
Participation
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
904
56.3 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
701
43.7 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
14 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
55
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
327
+188.5 vs Commons average
Rank 49 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 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
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
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
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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