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Jim Shannon vs Simon Lightwood

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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Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 621 shared comparable votes.

135 same votes 486 different votes 621 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
17 Aye 9 No
Housing 65% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 2 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
15 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
34 Aye 13 No
Migration 36% aligned 47 shared votes
18 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 36% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
29 Aye 58 No
Tax 8% aligned 87 shared votes
57 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 5 No
Transport 8% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 14 No
Energy 9% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 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
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
1,072 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
54.9 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
315
45.1 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
244
+105.5 vs Commons average
Rank 86 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
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