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Jim Shannon vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 28% of the time, based on 1,368 shared comparable votes.

383 same votes 985 different votes 1,368 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
19 Aye 16 No
Benefits 51% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 2 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
61 Aye 33 No
Migration 46% aligned 94 shared votes
32 Aye 62 No
30 Aye 17 No
Defence 40% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 11 No
Housing 39% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 103 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 163 shared votes
96 Aye 67 No
18 Aye 13 No
Energy 13% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
77 Aye 97 No
Tax 17% aligned 174 shared votes
111 Aye 63 No
19 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 22% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
33 Aye 26 No
Trade 24% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 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
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
57.4 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
672
42.6 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
13 years, 8 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
82
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
375
+236.5 vs Commons average
Rank 40 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30 % above 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
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 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
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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