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Matt Western vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Jim Shannon voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,361 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 1,022 different votes 1,361 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
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 58% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 21 No
Benefits 48% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
33 Aye 73 No
Migration 45% aligned 106 shared votes
69 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 45% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 25 No
Defence 44% aligned 45 shared votes
31 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
95 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 155 shared votes
53 Aye 102 No
26 Aye 10 No
Energy 11% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 13% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
124 Aye 62 No
Tax 13% aligned 186 shared votes
78 Aye 108 No
32 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 14% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

93
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
113
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 258 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

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
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
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
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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