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Sarah Edwards vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
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Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Jim Shannon voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 443 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 385 different votes 443 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
8 Aye 1 No
Housing 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 39% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 22% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 19% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 24 No
Migration 17% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
61 Aye 34 No
Tax 4% aligned 95 shared votes
36 Aye 59 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 9% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

63.1%
10% below average
Rank 539 of 649
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 87 of 649
477
756 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,025
2,373 eligible divisions
265
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
51.8% of votes cast
212
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
976
48.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

39
-42.2 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 649
Appearances
1,265
+1183.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
47
-94.2 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
Contributions
1,604
+1462.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30% above average
1
1 registered category
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
16 of 16 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
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
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
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
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API