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Jim Shannon vs Steve Darling

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 Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Steve Darling voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

310 same votes 79 different votes 389 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
9 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
34 Aye 46 No
Tax 95% aligned 80 shared votes
34 Aye 46 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 91% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 22 No
Education 89% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 86% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 7 No
Energy 50% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 73% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 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 77 of 650
Participation
67.3%
5% below average
Rank 472 of 650
2,059
2,413 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
627 eligible divisions
1,063
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
55.0% of votes cast
996
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
190
45.0% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.7% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,433
+1338.6 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
157
+62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 650
1,882
+1717.5 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
187
+22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
5 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
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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