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Jim Shannon vs Sir Julian Lewis

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 Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Sir Julian Lewis voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,672 shared comparable votes.

1,335 same votes 337 different votes 1,672 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
22 Aye 26 No
Energy 94% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
67 Aye 122 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 189 shared votes
69 Aye 120 No
106 Aye 130 No
Tax 89% aligned 236 shared votes
94 Aye 142 No
24 Aye 44 No
Education 88% aligned 68 shared votes
20 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
64 Aye 37 No
Migration 58% aligned 101 shared votes
78 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 61% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 12 No
Housing 62% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 37 No
Benefits 64% aligned 58 shared votes
22 Aye 36 No
36 Aye 20 No
Defence 64% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 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
80.0 %
7 % above average
Rank 199 of 650
2,007
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,880
2,349 eligible divisions
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
888
47.2 % of votes cast
970
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
992
52.8 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

1,152
+1081.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
338
+267.3 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
1,406
+1280.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
447
+321.5 vs Commons average
Rank 21 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
£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£212,155
6 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
193 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Trade
81 of 89 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Defence
63 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 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
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
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
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