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Jim Shannon vs Shivani Raja

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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Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Shivani Raja voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

304 same votes 27 different votes 331 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
25 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
25 Aye 47 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 4 No
Housing 50% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 83% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Migration 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
24 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 89% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 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
63.1 %
10 % below average
Rank 538 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
363
575 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
182
50.1 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
181
49.9 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
3
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
1,524
+1385.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
3
-135.3 vs Commons average
Rank 629 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
22 of 29 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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