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Jim Shannon vs Steve Race

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford
vs
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Steve Race
Lab Exeter

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Steve Race voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 467 shared comparable votes.

48 same votes 419 different votes 467 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 6 No
Housing 45% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 24% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 18 No
Benefits 21% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 1 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
37 Aye 51 No
Tax 2% aligned 88 shared votes
53 Aye 35 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 86 of 649
Participation
85.8%
13% above average
Rank 79 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
506
590 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
269
53.2% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
237
46.8% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,295
+1211.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649
1,661
+1515.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 292 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
£194,803
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£194,803
14% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 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
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
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