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 1,675 shared comparable votes.

1,334 same votes 341 different votes 1,675 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 129 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 203 shared votes
75 Aye 128 No
18 Aye 39 No
Education 89% aligned 57 shared votes
16 Aye 41 No
95 Aye 138 No
Tax 88% aligned 233 shared votes
84 Aye 149 No
20 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 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

85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 650
Participation
81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 174 of 650
2,007
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,349 eligible divisions
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
878
45.8 % of votes cast
970
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,037
54.2 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

1,152
+1081.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
87
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
1,406
+1280.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
163
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 146 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
11
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
205 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API