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Liz Twist vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Jim Shannon voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 1,436 shared comparable votes.

332 same votes 1,104 different votes 1,436 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
29 Aye 71 No
Migration 45% aligned 100 shared votes
62 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 17 No
Housing 45% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
30 Aye 22 No
Benefits 38% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 36% aligned 55 shared votes
36 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
44 Aye 18 No
Education 10% aligned 62 shared votes
22 Aye 40 No
114 Aye 73 No
Tax 11% aligned 187 shared votes
83 Aye 104 No
21 Aye 15 No
Energy 11% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

84.6%
12% above average
Rank 104 of 649
Participation
85.4%
13% above average
Rank 86 of 649
1,794
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
974
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
820
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
979
48.3% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

108
+23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Appearances
1,305
+1220.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
153
+5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
Contributions
1,675
+1527.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35% above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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
68 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Housing
52 of 55 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 73 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
149 of 163 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API