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Jim Shannon vs Tim Farron

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 Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Tim Farron voted the same way 44% of the time, based on 1,312 shared comparable votes.

574 same votes 738 different votes 1,312 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
18 Aye 26 No
Benefits 75% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 19 No
Defence 74% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 74% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 23 No
Education 67% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 61% aligned 44 shared votes
10 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 116 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 175 shared votes
109 Aye 66 No
1 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
21 Aye 17 No
Digital / Online Safety 29% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 19 No
Energy 31% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 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
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 548 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,489
2,376 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
54.7% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
674
45.3% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.5% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

1,295
+1211.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
156
+72.4 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
1,661
+1515.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
178
+32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 163 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
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
25
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
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 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
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
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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