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Sir John Hayes vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Jim Shannon voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,698 shared comparable votes.

1,350 same votes 348 different votes 1,698 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
22 Aye 24 No
Energy 93% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
73 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 91% aligned 197 shared votes
72 Aye 125 No
21 Aye 47 No
Education 90% aligned 68 shared votes
24 Aye 44 No
92 Aye 146 No
Tax 89% aligned 238 shared votes
103 Aye 135 No
28 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 33 No
Benefits 57% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
74 Aye 31 No
Migration 59% aligned 105 shared votes
73 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 62% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 27 No
Housing 63% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 28 No
Defence 65% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
913
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
25
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
Appearances
1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
231
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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

£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
5
3 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

Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Trade
78 of 91 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 rebel
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
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
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
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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