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Jim Shannon vs Wendy Morton

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 Wendy Morton
Wendy Morton
Con Aldridge-Brownhills

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Wendy Morton voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,538 shared comparable votes.

1,203 same votes 335 different votes 1,538 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
0 Aye 4 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 15 No
Energy 97% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
68 Aye 115 No
Brexit / EU 90% aligned 183 shared votes
70 Aye 113 No
90 Aye 124 No
Tax 87% aligned 214 shared votes
78 Aye 136 No
25 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 34 No
Benefits 54% aligned 59 shared votes
24 Aye 35 No
66 Aye 40 No
Migration 57% aligned 106 shared votes
82 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 18 No
Defence 67% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
81 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 70% aligned 141 shared votes
73 Aye 68 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 91 of 650
Participation
78.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 236 of 650
2,007
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,349 eligible divisions
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
880
47.7 % of votes cast
970
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
963
52.3 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

1,154
+1083.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
138
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 650
1,413
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
238
+112.2 vs Commons average
Rank 73 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
£1,630,211
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£253,374
12 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
Trade
85 of 89 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
61 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
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
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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
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