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Nick Timothy vs Jim Shannon

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

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Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Nick Timothy and Jim Shannon voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 21 different votes 334 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
9 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 4 No
Housing 73% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Migration 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 15 No
Benefits 83% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 450 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
397
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
190
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
207
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
Appearances
1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Contributions
1,524
+1385.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£194,714
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
20
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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

Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Tax
87 of 111 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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