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Jim Shannon vs Sorcha Eastwood

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 Sorcha Eastwood
Sorcha Eastwood
APNI Lagan Valley

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Sorcha Eastwood voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 57 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 15 different votes 57 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
7 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Defence 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
Housing 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Education 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Education 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 0 No
Housing 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Defence 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 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 88 of 649
Participation
10.9 %
62 % below average
Rank 641 of 649
2,011
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
62
568 eligible divisions
1,038
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
40
64.5 % of votes cast
973
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
22
35.5 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,203
+1127.9 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
1,482
+1348.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
62
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 440 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
£177,849
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£177,849
21 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Benefits
9 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
1 of 5 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
2 of 11 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
NHS / Health
2 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 45 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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