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Jim Shannon vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,487 shared comparable votes.

1,160 same votes 327 different votes 1,487 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 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 14 No
Energy 97% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 91% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
63 Aye 129 No
Brexit / EU 88% aligned 192 shared votes
68 Aye 124 No
91 Aye 110 No
Tax 87% aligned 201 shared votes
80 Aye 121 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 29 No
Migration 52% aligned 81 shared votes
51 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 25 No
Benefits 55% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 58% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 13 No
Housing 60% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 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
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 415 of 650
2,062
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,701
2,417 eligible divisions
1,065
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
795
46.7% of votes cast
997
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
906
53.3% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

1,431
+1336.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
58
-36.2 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
1,884
+1719.9 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
64
-100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 495 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
18
4 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
206 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
198 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#4
Transport
78 of 98 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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