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Jim Shannon vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 1,652 shared comparable votes.

1,276 same votes 376 different votes 1,652 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 129 No
Brexit / EU 93% aligned 199 shared votes
71 Aye 128 No
23 Aye 18 No
Energy 93% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
110 Aye 113 No
Tax 86% aligned 223 shared votes
94 Aye 129 No
20 Aye 43 No
Education 84% aligned 63 shared votes
18 Aye 45 No
22 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 83% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
74 Aye 44 No
Migration 53% aligned 118 shared votes
82 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 34 No
Benefits 53% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 53% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 63% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 18 No
Defence 65% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 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 92 of 650
Participation
80.7 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
2,007
2,350 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,896
2,350 eligible divisions
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.7 % of votes cast
970
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.3 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

1,158
+1086.6 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
74
+2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
1,419
+1292.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
105
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 257 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 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
204 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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 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
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
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API