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Julia Buckley vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Julia Buckley
Julia Buckley
Lab Shrewsbury
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Julia Buckley and Jim Shannon voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 425 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 373 different votes 425 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
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 48% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 29% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 18% aligned 11 shared votes
11 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 18% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
39 Aye 36 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

79.2%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 649
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 87 of 649
465
587 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,025
2,373 eligible divisions
228
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
51.8% of votes cast
237
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
976
48.2% of votes cast
7
1.5% 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

28
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 649
Appearances
1,257
+1176.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
29
-111.6 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 649
Contributions
1,596
+1455.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£246,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£246,317
9% above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30% above average
2
2 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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Housing
30 of 31 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 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
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
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
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
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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