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Member of Parliament

Jim Shannon

DUP Democratic Unionist Party Strangford ID 4131
Parliamentary Parliamentary Constituency
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Jim has voted in 85.4% of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.6%. Jim has voted against the party's recorded majority 24 times.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence, it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 2,028 of 2,376 eligible divisions (85.4%). Commons average: 72.6%.

2028

Total votes

1049

Aye

979

No

24

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 1,049 / Noes 979

Divisions

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Division Vote
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading No
Closure motion No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Housing
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
Trade Work / Employment
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Aye

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Brexit / EU 205/211 (97%)
Environment / Climate 46/48 (96%)
Devolution / Local Government 63/66 (95%)
Foreign Affairs 64/69 (93%)
Benefits 74/81 (91%)

Lowest topic participation

Cost of Living 6/10 (60%)
Migration 126/171 (74%)
Democracy / Parliament 35/47 (74%)
NHS / Health 44/56 (79%)
Housing 53/67 (79%)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Jim Shannon voted in?

Jim Shannon has recorded votes in 2,028 of 2,376 eligible Commons divisions (85.4% participation rate). The Commons average is 72.6%. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Jim Shannon voted against their party?

Jim Shannon has voted against the party majority 24 times in the imported division data. Source