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Jim Shannon vs Steve Barclay

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 Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Steve Barclay voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,518 shared comparable votes.

1,190 same votes 328 different votes 1,518 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
16 Aye 20 No
Energy 92% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
66 Aye 118 No
Brexit / EU 89% aligned 184 shared votes
73 Aye 111 No
22 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
93 Aye 120 No
Tax 87% aligned 213 shared votes
82 Aye 131 No
21 Aye 32 No
Education 83% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 54% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 23 No
Benefits 56% aligned 43 shared votes
13 Aye 30 No
72 Aye 33 No
Migration 56% aligned 105 shared votes
72 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 17 No
Defence 62% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 13 No
Housing 66% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 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
71.6%
1% below average
Rank 390 of 650
2,062
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,731
2,417 eligible divisions
1,065
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
826
47.7% of votes cast
997
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
905
52.3% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

1,431
+1336.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
93
-1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
1,884
+1719.9 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
138
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 276 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
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£231,894
3% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
206 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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