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Jim Shannon vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 868 shared comparable votes.

127 same votes 741 different votes 868 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 5 No
Housing 37% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 6 No
Migration 29% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 29% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 23% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 21% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
28 Aye 20 No
Transport 4% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 16 No
Trade 6% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 7% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 11 No
Defence 7% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 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 88 of 649
Participation
83.1%
10% above average
Rank 139 of 649
2,018
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
580 eligible divisions
1,043
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
49.0% of votes cast
975
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
246
51.0% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,237
+1158.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
7
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 649
1,557
+1419.9 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
7
-130.1 vs Commons average
Rank 619 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
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