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Jim Shannon vs Taiwo Owatemi

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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Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 31% of the time, based on 938 shared comparable votes.

292 same votes 646 different votes 938 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
12 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 20 No
Benefits 53% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
48 Aye 25 No
Migration 44% aligned 73 shared votes
25 Aye 48 No
19 Aye 13 No
Trade 44% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 15 No
Defence 43% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 17 No
Energy 10% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 25 No
Education 12% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 16% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
43 Aye 85 No
Tax 16% aligned 128 shared votes
95 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 19% aligned 43 shared votes
32 Aye 11 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
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 306 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
5
-73.0 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
5
-133.5 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
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
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
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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