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Jo White vs Jim Shannon

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Jo White
Jo White
Lab Bassetlaw
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Jo White and Jim Shannon voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 443 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 397 different votes 443 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
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 27% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 26% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 22% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
2 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
48 Aye 42 No
Tax 2% aligned 90 shared votes
44 Aye 46 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 4% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 16 No
Transport 4% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 166 of 649
Participation
85.4%
13% above average
Rank 86 of 649
482
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
230
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
252
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
979
48.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

57
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 649
Appearances
1,269
+1187.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
71
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Contributions
1,620
+1477.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£174,166
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£174,166
23% below average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
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