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Jim Shannon vs Wera Hobhouse

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
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 42% of the time, based on 1,372 shared comparable votes.

577 same votes 795 different votes 1,372 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
25 Aye 21 No
Benefits 76% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
31 Aye 20 No
Defence 71% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 31 No
Education 68% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 39 shared votes
10 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 105 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 165 shared votes
98 Aye 67 No
14 Aye 42 No
Foreign Affairs 29% aligned 56 shared votes
38 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 29% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 19 No
Energy 30% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 32% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
975
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

1,215
+1137.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
140
+62.4 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
1,515
+1377.1 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
175
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
60 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 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
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
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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