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Mark Garnier vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Jim Shannon voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 1,721 shared comparable votes.

1,317 same votes 404 different votes 1,721 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 20 No
Energy 95% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
81 Aye 122 No
Brexit / EU 89% aligned 203 shared votes
74 Aye 129 No
95 Aye 143 No
Tax 87% aligned 238 shared votes
109 Aye 129 No
22 Aye 47 No
Education 86% aligned 69 shared votes
24 Aye 45 No
24 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 47% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
82 Aye 34 No
Migration 55% aligned 116 shared votes
74 Aye 42 No
19 Aye 31 No
Benefits 56% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 64% aligned 59 shared votes
16 Aye 43 No
29 Aye 23 No
Defence 65% aligned 52 shared votes
35 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

83.9 %
11 % above average
Rank 122 of 650
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 92 of 650
1,971
2,350 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,007
2,350 eligible divisions
961
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
1,010
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
970
48.3 % of votes cast
23
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

75
+3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
Appearances
1,158
+1086.6 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
243
+116.2 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Contributions
1,419
+1292.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
4
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Trade
84 of 89 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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