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Jim Shannon vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 1,577 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 1,162 different votes 1,577 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
68 Aye 42 No
Migration 47% aligned 110 shared votes
32 Aye 78 No
19 Aye 26 No
Benefits 47% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 46% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 15 No
Housing 43% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
32 Aye 16 No
Defence 40% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 23 No
Energy 11% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
62 Aye 114 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 176 shared votes
110 Aye 66 No
95 Aye 131 No
Tax 14% aligned 226 shared votes
147 Aye 79 No
28 Aye 50 No
Education 17% aligned 78 shared votes
55 Aye 23 No
39 Aye 32 No
Transport 21% aligned 71 shared votes
29 Aye 42 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
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
29
-49.0 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 649
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
15
-123.5 vs Commons average
Rank 606 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
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