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Jim Shannon vs Sir Julian Smith

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford
vs
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Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,641 shared comparable votes.

1,288 same votes 353 different votes 1,641 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
0 Aye 4 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 25 No
Energy 94% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
58 Aye 110 No
Brexit / EU 89% aligned 168 shared votes
66 Aye 102 No
22 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 47% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 34 No
Benefits 57% aligned 56 shared votes
20 Aye 36 No
69 Aye 39 No
Migration 57% aligned 108 shared votes
79 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 11 No
Housing 64% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
37 Aye 20 No
Defence 65% aligned 57 shared votes
29 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 78 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 261 of 650
2,062
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,871
2,417 eligible divisions
1,065
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
48.1% of votes cast
997
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
971
51.9% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

1,431
+1336.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
1,884
+1719.9 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
129
-35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 296 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 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
206 of 212 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
194 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
Tax Transport
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
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
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
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
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