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Julia Lopez vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Julia Lopez and Jim Shannon voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,556 shared comparable votes.

1,230 same votes 326 different votes 1,556 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
19 Aye 33 No
Education 94% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 26 No
Energy 93% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
67 Aye 114 No
Brexit / EU 93% aligned 181 shared votes
66 Aye 115 No
83 Aye 146 No
Tax 90% aligned 229 shared votes
98 Aye 131 No
23 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 52% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
76 Aye 38 No
Migration 54% aligned 114 shared votes
74 Aye 40 No
22 Aye 34 No
Benefits 59% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 25 No
Defence 63% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 22 No
Housing 65% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 131 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,757
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
842
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
915
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 650
Appearances
1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
37
-101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
Contributions
1,524
+1385.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£227,011
same as average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
185 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Migration
151 of 163 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Trade
79 of 87 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Tax
251 of 287 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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