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Jim Shannon vs Sir Keir Starmer

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 Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Sir Keir Starmer voted the same way 28% of the time, based on 779 shared comparable votes.

215 same votes 564 different votes 779 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
13 Aye 4 No
Defence 76% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 11 No
Benefits 55% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 47% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
35 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 44% aligned 62 shared votes
36 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 43% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
53 Aye 103 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 156 shared votes
100 Aye 56 No
24 Aye 20 No
Trade 16% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
33 Aye 54 No
Tax 17% aligned 87 shared votes
61 Aye 26 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 90 of 649
Participation
38.0 %
35 % below average
Rank 636 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
896
2,361 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
545
60.8 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
351
39.2 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
56
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
1,601
+1462.5 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£232,065
3 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 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
161 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Trade
51 of 91 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
25 of 48 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Transport
42 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 10B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 10 18 Mar 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 18 Mar 2024
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition day: Protecting steel in the UK 23 Jan 2024
Aye
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