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 12 of 81
4 AYEBus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 10 Sept 2025
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 10 Sept 2025
1 AYE1 NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
2 votes · 9 Sept 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
2 votes · 9 Sept 2025
6 AYE1 NORenters’ Rights Bill
7 votes · 8 Sept 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill
7 votes · 8 Sept 2025
2 AYEOpposition day
2 votes · 3 Sept 2025
Opposition day
2 votes · 3 Sept 2025
2 AYE1 NOUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jul 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
THREATS TO ASIA BIBI AND THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
19 signaturesThat this House welcomes the acquittal of Asia Bibi and the steps taken by the Supreme Court of Pakistan; condemns the subsequent threats to her and the Supreme Court Justices' lives; calls for the strikes, consequential anarchy, and damage to the property of citizens by extremis
12 Nov 2018
ATTACKS ON CHRISTIANS IN EGYPT
24 signaturesThat this House condemns, in the strongest terms, the IS terrorists attacks on Christians in Egypt that resulted in seven deaths and 11 wounded; offers sincere sympathies to all of those killed and injured and their families; and reaffirms the Government’s determination to stand
5 Nov 2018
LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR HEALTHY HOMES AND BUILDINGS
21 signaturesThat this House welcomes the launch of Building our Future Laying the Foundations for Healthy Homes and Building White Paper produced by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Healthy Homes and Buildings and notes the weight of evidence received and recommendations made, which mak
5 Nov 2018
RESEARCH INTO DIABETES
18 signaturesThat this House welcomes the £260,000 grant for research into diabetes at Queens University Belfast from the British Heart Foundation as a major help to combating the link between diabetes and cardiovascular disease; and wishes Dr Andrians Margariti every success for her and team
29 Oct 2018
LEICESTER CITY FC
21 signaturesThat this House conveys its sympathy to the family of Leicester City FC owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha on his death and to the other people who are also grieving; thanks Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha for the success he brought to Leicester City FC and for the contribution that he made
29 Oct 2018
DOG MEAT
25 signaturesThat this House calls for the UK Animal Welfare Act 2006 to be amended to make the eating of dog meat in the UK illegal and to close the loophole that is there at present.
23 Oct 2018
SUNDAY LIFE NEWSPAPER
1 signatureThat this House congratulates Sunday Life Newspaper on its 30th Anniversary; further thanks the newspaper for its journalistic coverage of events over the 30 years; and wishes the editor, staff and readers continued success for the future.
23 Oct 2018
HARASSMENT OF PAKISTANI REFUGEES IN THAILAND
25 signaturesThat this House expresses concern about reports that over 100 Pakistani refugees, including 30 children, have recently been rounded up by Thai police and taken to detention centres; notes that Thai Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan has issued an instruction to the Thai Im
16 Oct 2018
FORCED REPATRIATION OF TEACHERS FROM PAKISTAN TO TURKEY
26 signaturesThat this House expresses concern about the Turkish Government's demand for the forced repatriation of some 285 Turkish teachers and their families living legally in Pakistan; notes that many teachers have been illegally returned by the Pakistani Government and have faced arbitra
16 Oct 2018
ANTHONY NOLAN TRUST
36 signaturesThat this House notes the tremendous work undertaken by the charity Anthony Nolan in providing the Anthony Nolan register which matches potential stem donors with those who need it most; further notes the need for more men aged 16 to 30 of all ethnicities to register as a donor g
10 Oct 2018
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