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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
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Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,310 shared comparable votes.

1,016 same votes 294 different votes 1,310 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 119 No
Brexit / EU 91% aligned 177 shared votes
64 Aye 113 No
18 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 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 29 No
Foreign Affairs 57% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 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

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

Voting record

85.4%
13% above average
Rank 86 of 649
Participation
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

1,276
+1193.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
62
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
1,633
+1489.5 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
72
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 435 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
205 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sept 2025
Housing
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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