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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 81% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

282 same votes 68 different votes 350 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
30 Aye 43 No
Tax 96% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
13 Aye 4 No
Transport 94% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 21 No
Education 91% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 91% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 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

85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 92 of 650
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 650
2,002
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
558 eligible divisions
1,034
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
54.0 % of votes cast
968
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
172
46.0 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,137
+1067.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
126
+56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 650
1,388
+1264.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
176
+52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
205 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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