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Ms Marie Rimmer vs Jim Shannon

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

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Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston
vs
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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Ms Marie Rimmer and Jim Shannon voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 1,447 shared comparable votes.

382 same votes 1,065 different votes 1,447 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
25 Aye 24 No
Benefits 59% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 67 No
Migration 46% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
51 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 39% aligned 120 shared votes
76 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 22 No
Housing 35% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 16 No
Energy 8% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
110 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 176 shared votes
62 Aye 114 No
29 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 16% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
125 Aye 65 No
Tax 16% aligned 190 shared votes
78 Aye 112 No
47 Aye 21 No
Education 21% aligned 68 shared votes
27 Aye 41 No

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

Voting record

69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 441 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,637
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
881
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
756
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
30
1.8 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

11
-67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
13
-125.5 vs Commons average
Rank 610 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

£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£257,584
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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
61 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Education
77 of 96 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
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
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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