The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Lucy Powell vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Jim Shannon voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,363 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 1,024 different votes 1,363 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
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
27 Aye 18 No
Benefits 49% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 69 No
Migration 44% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 23 No
Defence 43% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 42% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 167 shared votes
58 Aye 109 No
22 Aye 12 No
Energy 12% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
122 Aye 64 No
Tax 13% aligned 186 shared votes
74 Aye 112 No
30 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 14% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
49 Aye 20 No
Education 14% aligned 69 shared votes
26 Aye 43 No

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

Voting record

65.9 %
7 % below average
Rank 503 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

6
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
96
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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
67 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API