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Jim Shannon vs Sir John Hayes

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 John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,729 shared comparable votes.

1,381 same votes 348 different votes 1,729 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
23 Aye 23 No
Energy 93% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
72 Aye 126 No
Brexit / EU 91% aligned 198 shared votes
73 Aye 125 No
24 Aye 44 No
Education 90% aligned 68 shared votes
21 Aye 47 No
104 Aye 135 No
Tax 89% aligned 239 shared votes
93 Aye 146 No
27 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 27 No
Benefits 57% aligned 47 shared votes
14 Aye 33 No
73 Aye 32 No
Migration 59% aligned 105 shared votes
74 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 62% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 16 No
Housing 63% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
34 Aye 21 No
Defence 65% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 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
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 162 of 650
2,059
2,413 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,974
2,413 eligible divisions
1,063
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
931
47.2% of votes cast
996
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
1,043
52.8% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

1,421
+1327.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
136
+42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
1,865
+1702.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
257
+94.1 vs Commons average
Rank 108 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
203 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No rebel
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sept 2025
No
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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