Compare

Jim Shannon vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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 Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,712 shared comparable votes.

1,371 same votes 341 different votes 1,712 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
21 Aye 22 No
Energy 95% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
74 Aye 130 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 204 shared votes
75 Aye 129 No
18 Aye 40 No
Education 90% aligned 58 shared votes
16 Aye 42 No
96 Aye 138 No
Tax 88% aligned 234 shared votes
85 Aye 149 No
20 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
73 Aye 43 No
Migration 59% aligned 116 shared votes
79 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 17 No
Housing 59% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 34 No
Benefits 60% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 21 No
Defence 63% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 64% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 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 77 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 650
2,059
2,413 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,962
2,413 eligible divisions
1,063
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
45.8% of votes cast
996
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
1,064
54.2% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

1,421
+1327.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
98
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
1,865
+1702.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
160
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 220 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
209 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
No
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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 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
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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