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Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party Strangford

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

Staffing£215,721

Office£30,434

Travel£24,974

Accommodation£22,503

Year-on-Year

2024-25£293,632

2023-24£268,626

2022-23£248,928

2021-22£220,355

2020-21£207,622

2019-20£186,917

2018-19£196,822

2017-18£189,085

2016-17£184,612

2015-16£202,951

2014-15£205,446

2013-14£36,146

2012-13£201,377

2011-12£150,112

2010-11£18,772

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Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 38,909 voters

✓Democratic Unionist Party

15,559 votes40.0%

Alliance

10,428 votes26.8%

Ulster Unionist Party

3,941 votes10.1%

Traditional Unionist Voice

3,143 votes8.1%

Sinn Féin

2,793 votes7.2%

Social Democratic & Labour Party

1,783 votes4.6%

Green Party Northern Ireland

703 votes1.8%

Independent

256 votes0.7%

Conservative

146 votes0.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

2,311

Written Questions

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

How would you have voted?

Tap AYE or NO on the votes below to see how you compare with Jim.

Aye: 1053No: 971

2024 votes — page 9 of 81

Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests)

2 Dec 2025

You

Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc)

2 Dec 2025

You

Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts)

2 Dec 2025

You

Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31

2 Dec 2025

You

Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years)

2 Dec 2025

You

Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates)

2 Dec 2025

You

AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading

25 Nov 2025

You

2 AYE1 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 25 Nov 2025

AYENew Clause 80

You

AYENew Clause 69

You

NONew Clause 17

You

2 AYE2 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 24 Nov 2025

You

You

You

You

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37

19 Nov 2025

You

Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025

19 Nov 2025

You

1 AYE1 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill

2 votes · 18 Nov 2025

NOSecond Reading

You

AYEOpposition Reasoned Amendment

You

2 AYE

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill

2 votes · 17 Nov 2025

AYECommittee: Amendment 5

You

AYECommittee: Amendment 4

You

1 AYE1 NO

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

2 votes · 13 Nov 2025

AYEGovernment amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2

You

NOmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1

You

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 12 Nov 2025

AYEEnergy: original words stand part

You

AYETaxes

You

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43

5 Nov 2025

You

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Financial Interests(4)

Visits outside the UK

the perspective of churches that are registered there

£430

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

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

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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

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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

Written Questions2,375 Oral Questions93 Early Day Motions947

Legacy of British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq

16 signatures

That this House notes with concern the distress felt by many United Kingdom armed forces veterans following recent public comments relating to military operations in Afghanistan and the Middle East; recognises that such remarks have reopened trauma and grief for those who served

27 Jan 2026

Burns Night 2026 and the legacy of Robert Burns

9 signatures

That this House celebrates Burns Night 2026, marked annually on 25 January, commemorating the life and work of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet; notes that Burns was one of the greatest poets whose work continues to resonate across around the world; underlines his significa

26 Jan 2026

Legacy of British troops in Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq

7 signatures

26 Jan 2026

Big Garden Bird Watch 2026

18 signatures

That this House notes the Big Garden Bird Watch which runs from 23 to 25 January 2026; notes that the RSPB are asking people to spend an hour watching the birds in their patch, garden and local area, and to record the highest number of each bird species you see at any one time th

19 Jan 2026

50th anniversary of Livingstones Newsagents, Comber

2 signatures

That this House notes and celebrates the milestone of 50th anniversary for Livingstones Newsagents in Comber; highlights that this independently owned business has continue to grow and prosper year on year; congratulates the owners Julie and Jim Brown on their wonderful reputatio

19 Jan 2026

Anniversary of Teebane Murders

9 signatures

That this House notes the 34th anniversary of The Teebane Massacre which took place on 17 January 1992 at a rural crossroads between Omagh and Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; remembers that a roadside bomb detonated and destroyed a van carrying 14 construction worke

19 Jan 2026

Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Week

16 signatures

That this House notes Less Survivable Cancers Week, which highlights cancers with a five-year survival rate of less than 50 per cent, including pancreatic, oesophageal, stomach, liver, lung and brain cancers; recognises that, together, these cancers account for a significant prop

12 Jan 2026

Enniskillen Remembrance Day attack

10 signatures

That this House remembers with sadness the atrocity carried out on Remembrance Sunday, 8 November 1987, in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, when a bomb exploded during a service of remembrance, resulting in the murder of eleven people, with a twelfth victim later dying from injurie

12 Jan 2026

Situation in Iran

76 signatures

That this House expresses its strong support for the people of Iran, and their courage and resolve in their ongoing struggle against all forms of dictatorships of the past and present and for freedom, human rights, and a democratic republic, where people of Iran have the opportun

6 Jan 2026

Incident in Switzerland

19 signatures

That this House notes with deep regret the tragic fire at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland on New Year’s Eve 2025, in which at least 40 people lost their lives and many more were injured; recognises the need for careful fire safety measures in public venues

5 Jan 2026

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