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Mike Wood vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Mike Wood and Jim Shannon voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,703 shared comparable votes.

1,331 same votes 372 different votes 1,703 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
23 Aye 26 No
Energy 94% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
71 Aye 105 No
Brexit / EU 89% aligned 176 shared votes
69 Aye 107 No
87 Aye 149 No
Tax 89% aligned 236 shared votes
104 Aye 132 No
21 Aye 45 No
Education 86% aligned 66 shared votes
22 Aye 44 No
Most different by topic
84 Aye 30 No
Migration 56% aligned 114 shared votes
72 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 33 No
Benefits 57% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 62% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 40 No
Foreign Affairs 66% aligned 62 shared votes
19 Aye 43 No
29 Aye 28 No
Defence 67% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

86.5 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 650
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 650
2,033
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,007
2,349 eligible divisions
978
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
1,055
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
970
48.3 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

94
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
1,154
+1083.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
127
+1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 650
Contributions
1,413
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,040,385
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£275,907
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
5
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Migration
162 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Trade
84 of 89 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Defence
66 of 70 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
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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