Jim Shannon
MP since 6 May 2010
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Jim Shannon is the Democratic Unionist Party MP for Strangford, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
2024
Votes Cast
£293,632
Expenses 2024-25
5,131
Majority
40.0%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£293,632
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 38,909 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
2,311
Written Questions
17
Oral Questions
1,949
Debates Spoken In⚑
2,739
Speeches⚑
535
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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2024 votes — page 18 of 81
4 AYE1 NOEmployment Rights Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 12 Mar 2025
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 12 Mar 2025
4 AYEEmployment Rights Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 11 Mar 2025
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 11 Mar 2025
3 AYEFinance Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 3 Mar 2025
Finance Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 3 Mar 2025
2 AYEOpposition Day
2 votes · 26 Feb 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 26 Feb 2025
2 AYEInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill
2 votes · 25 Feb 2025
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill
2 votes · 25 Feb 2025
2 AYE2 NOCrown Estate Bill [Lords] Report Stage
4 votes · 24 Feb 2025
Crown Estate Bill [Lords] Report Stage
4 votes · 24 Feb 2025
Financial Interests(4)
Visits outside the UK
the perspective of churches that are registered there
£430
Visits outside the UK
the perspective of churches that are registered there
- Name of donor
- The FORB Foundation (Secretariat to APPG FoRB)
- Address of donor
- private
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Accommodation for three nights (£430), flights (£110), food (£22), all other food was included in the hotel price, value £562
- Destination of visit
- Egypt
- Dates of visit
- 2 May 2025 to 5 May 2025
- Purpose of visit
- I was attending as member of the APPG for the Freedom of Religious Belief. The delegation to Egypt was to look at the state of FoRB in Egypt from the perspective of churches that are registered there. Minister of Foreign affairs who is responsible for FoRB and NGOs working with faith groups on the ground. We also looked at the registration process and how to have an even balance within faiths.
Registered 12 May 2025
Visits outside the UK
the perspective of churches that are registered there
£320
Visits outside the UK
the perspective of churches that are registered there
- Name of donor
- THE FORB FOUNDATION, Matthew Jones, Secretariat to APPG FoRB
- Address of donor
- 5 Thornbury Close, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1HP
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Accommodation including some meals (£320), flights (£305.53) and other food (£222.21), value £847.74
- Destination of visit
- Iraq (Erbil)
- Dates of visit
- 15 February 2026 to 20 February 2026
- Purpose of visit
- Part of a delegation to Iraq to look at the state of FoRB in Kurdistan, from the perspective of churches that are registered there. We met the Prime minister and Minister of Foreign affairs who is responsible for FoRB. We also looked at the economy and how faiths are looked after as refugees within Kurdistan.
Registered 5 March 2026
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
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Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
- Type of land/property
- Residential property (holiday home)
- Number of properties
- 1
- Location
- no location provided, United States
- Ownership details
- part-share
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
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Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
- Type of land/property
- Agricultural land (40 acres of land and farm)
- Location
- Ballygarvin
Registered 31 May 2021; updated 6 July 2017
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Jim in Parliament
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international partners to help reduce the presence of harmful contaminants in internation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what measures she is taking with international partners to enforce international legislation protecting endangered wild
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with intentional partners on the effectiveness of animal welfare inspections in abattoi
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with international partners on the potential impact of rural depopulation on local service
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international partners to support access to clean drinking water in rural communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking with intentional partners to (a) support sustainable fisheries and (b) protect mari
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding her Department is providing to support international farmers to transition to agroforestry and other clima
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of of cross-departmental public service delivery in the last financial year.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of VAT policy on employment-based business models in the hair and beauty sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to support apprenticeships and youth employment within the hair and beauty sector.
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