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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Jim Shannon voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,683 shared comparable votes.

1,342 same votes 341 different votes 1,683 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
19 Aye 24 No
Energy 95% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
75 Aye 128 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 203 shared votes
74 Aye 129 No
16 Aye 42 No
Education 90% aligned 58 shared votes
18 Aye 40 No
84 Aye 149 No
Tax 88% aligned 233 shared votes
95 Aye 138 No
20 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
79 Aye 37 No
Migration 59% aligned 116 shared votes
73 Aye 43 No
20 Aye 26 No
Housing 59% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 35 No
Benefits 60% aligned 58 shared votes
24 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 28 No
Defence 63% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 64% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
882
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 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

£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
6
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

Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 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
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
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
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
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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