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Jim Shannon vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,642 shared comparable votes.

1,297 same votes 345 different votes 1,642 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
70 Aye 130 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 200 shared votes
71 Aye 129 No
21 Aye 24 No
Energy 93% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
100 Aye 132 No
Tax 88% aligned 232 shared votes
87 Aye 145 No
22 Aye 39 No
Education 87% aligned 61 shared votes
20 Aye 41 No
26 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
76 Aye 43 No
Migration 54% aligned 119 shared votes
81 Aye 38 No
15 Aye 27 No
Benefits 55% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 12 No
Housing 56% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 58% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 63% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 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
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,893
2,376 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
47.4% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
996
52.6% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

1,268
+1186.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
126
+44.2 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
1,623
+1480.5 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
193
+50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 139 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
205 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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