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Samantha Niblett vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Samantha Niblett
Samantha Niblett
Lab South Derbyshire
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Samantha Niblett and Jim Shannon voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 446 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 400 different votes 446 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
3 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 45% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 24% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 23% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 18% aligned 11 shared votes
11 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
58 Aye 41 No
Tax 2% aligned 99 shared votes
43 Aye 56 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 4% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 167 of 649
Participation
85.4%
13% above average
Rank 86 of 649
482
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
236
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
246
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
979
48.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

80
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 649
Appearances
1,269
+1187.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
86
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 649
Contributions
1,620
+1477.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£212,260
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£212,260
6% below average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30% above average
2
2 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
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
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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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