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Jim Shannon vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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 Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,340 shared comparable votes.

1,045 same votes 295 different votes 1,340 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
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 18 No
Energy 97% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
58 Aye 120 No
Brexit / EU 91% aligned 178 shared votes
64 Aye 114 No
18 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 87% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 50% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 57% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 64% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
59 Aye 28 No
Migration 64% aligned 87 shared votes
54 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.3%
13% above average
Rank 78 of 650
Participation
63.2%
9% below average
Rank 540 of 650
2,062
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,527
2,417 eligible divisions
1,065
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
733
48.0% of votes cast
997
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
794
52.0% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

1,431
+1336.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
64
-30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
1,884
+1719.9 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
71
-93.1 vs Commons average
Rank 472 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
6 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
206 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#4
Transport
67 of 98 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sept 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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