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Kerry McCarthy vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
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Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Jim Shannon voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,639 shared comparable votes.

408 same votes 1,231 different votes 1,639 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
22 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
30 Aye 77 No
Migration 46% aligned 107 shared votes
66 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 44% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
33 Aye 24 No
Benefits 44% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
109 Aye 73 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 182 shared votes
66 Aye 116 No
27 Aye 17 No
Energy 14% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
144 Aye 79 No
Tax 14% aligned 223 shared votes
95 Aye 128 No
32 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 16% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
51 Aye 22 No
Education 18% aligned 73 shared votes
27 Aye 46 No

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

Voting record

79.1%
6% above average
Rank 221 of 649
Participation
85.4%
13% above average
Rank 86 of 649
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
827
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
979
48.3% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
Appearances
1,295
+1211.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
110
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Contributions
1,661
+1515.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
7
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 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
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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
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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