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Mary Kelly Foy vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Jim Shannon voted the same way 32% of the time, based on 944 shared comparable votes.

304 same votes 640 different votes 944 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
10 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 64% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 13 No
Trade 52% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
30 Aye 53 No
Migration 52% aligned 83 shared votes
52 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 21 No
Benefits 48% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 44% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
89 Aye 34 No
Tax 14% aligned 123 shared votes
47 Aye 76 No
40 Aye 15 No
Education 15% aligned 55 shared votes
19 Aye 36 No
17 Aye 9 No
Energy 15% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 16% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 17% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 498 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,087
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
557
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
530
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
28
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

60
-18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
73
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 413 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

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
0
0 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

Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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