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Jim Shannon vs Steve Reed

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
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Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Steve Reed voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 1,272 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 923 different votes 1,272 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
21 Aye 20 No
Benefits 51% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
26 Aye 10 No
Housing 47% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 12 No
Defence 46% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
53 Aye 35 No
Migration 44% aligned 88 shared votes
22 Aye 66 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 114 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 174 shared votes
110 Aye 64 No
13 Aye 18 No
Energy 16% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
86 Aye 110 No
Tax 17% aligned 196 shared votes
128 Aye 68 No
23 Aye 30 No
Education 23% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
35 Aye 25 No
Trade 23% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 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 90 of 649
Participation
62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 557 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
860
58.7 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
604
41.3 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
54
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
446
+307.5 vs Commons average
Rank 24 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 91 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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