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Jim Shannon vs Victoria Atkins

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 Victoria Atkins
Victoria Atkins
Con Louth and Horncastle

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Victoria Atkins voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 1,651 shared comparable votes.

1,264 same votes 387 different votes 1,651 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
22 Aye 25 No
Energy 94% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
72 Aye 126 No
Brexit / EU 89% aligned 198 shared votes
77 Aye 121 No
109 Aye 138 No
Tax 87% aligned 247 shared votes
93 Aye 154 No
23 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 38 No
Education 83% aligned 54 shared votes
15 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 51% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
78 Aye 42 No
Migration 53% aligned 120 shared votes
84 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 34 No
Benefits 53% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 15 No
Housing 60% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 40 No
Foreign Affairs 61% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 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 92 of 650
Participation
81.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 177 of 650
2,007
2,350 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,911
2,350 eligible divisions
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
923
48.3 % of votes cast
970
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
988
51.7 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

1,158
+1086.6 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
18
-53.4 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
1,419
+1292.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
28
-98.8 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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
£1,703,387
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£241,610
7 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
159 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Energy
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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