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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 1,473 shared comparable votes.

1,146 same votes 327 different votes 1,473 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 117 No
Brexit / EU 89% aligned 183 shared votes
73 Aye 110 No
91 Aye 117 No
Tax 88% aligned 208 shared votes
81 Aye 127 No
22 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 31 No
Education 83% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 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
9 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 64% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 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 91 of 650
Participation
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 395 of 650
2,007
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,679
2,349 eligible divisions
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
801
47.7 % of votes cast
970
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
878
52.3 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

1,154
+1083.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
65
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
1,413
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
84
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 343 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
205 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
137 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
172 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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