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Jim Shannon MP

Democratic Unionist Party Strangford M
Jim Shannon is the Democratic Unionist Party MP for Strangford, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

Pay & earnings · 2026

MP base salary £29,843 / £93,904 annual
116 days served — year-to-date · annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings £0
1 registered interest published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared) £29,843
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.

Constituencies represented

2024-07-04present
Strangford current
2010-05-062024-05-30
Strangford

Party history

2010-05-06present
Democratic Unionist Party current

Government posts

None recorded.

Opposition posts

2017-07-012024-05-30
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights)
2015-05-082024-05-30
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Health)
2015-05-082017-06-08
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Transport)
2015-05-082017-06-08
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Equality)
2012-04-032015-03-30
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights)
2010-05-122015-03-30
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Health)
2010-05-122015-03-30
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Transport)

Committee memberships

2015-07-062016-12-05
Defence Committee
2015-09-082016-12-05
Defence Sub-Committee
2016-02-102017-05-03
Committees on Arms Export Controls
2023-01-092024-05-30
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
2017-09-112019-11-06
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
2016-12-052017-05-03
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
2020-03-042024-05-30
Ecclesiastical Committee
2021-11-092021-11-17
Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill
2021-11-242021-12-01
Local Government (Disqualification) Bill
2021-12-082021-12-15
Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill
2021-12-152022-01-05
Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill
2022-01-262022-02-02
Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill
2024-01-242024-01-31
Pet Abduction Bill
2024-02-212024-02-28
Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill
2024-04-172024-04-24
Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill)
2024-04-242024-05-01
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill
2024-05-082024-05-15
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
2024-05-152024-05-22
Local Government (Pay Accountability) Bill
2025-06-18present
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
2025-06-26present
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
2025-06-26present
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
2025-06-30present
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.

Contact

Parliamentary office
jim.shannon.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 7160 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office

028 9182 7990 · 34A Frances Street, Newtownards, BT23 7DN
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Voting record (2026)
106 / 109
3 missed (3%) of 109 divisions
Salary value of missed votes
£821
3% of £29,843 paid this year
Projected at annual salary
£2,585
3% of £93,904 annual — if the same absentee rate held over a full year
Implied cost per vote cast
£282
Salary ÷ Aye/No votes cast
vs median MP (2026)
-24.8 pp Good
Median MP missed 28% of divisions · within ±2 pp = Neutral

Commons votes · 2026

109 divisions 35 Aye(32.1%) 71 No(65.1%) 3 didn't vote(2.8%)
2026-04-22
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
253143 Pass
2026-04-22
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
260161 Pass
2026-04-22
No
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
272149 Pass
2026-04-22
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
3807 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
287150 Pass
2026-04-21
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
284149 Pass
2026-04-21
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37
291144 Pass
2026-04-21
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36
288147 Pass
2026-04-21
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26
287149 Pass
2026-04-21
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13
297147 Pass
2026-04-21
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4
298152 Pass
2026-04-21
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2
293155 Pass
2026-04-20
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating Lords Reasons 359B and 439B
292158 Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 342B
29461 Pass
2026-04-20
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 11B
294156 Pass
2026-04-20
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 2D and 2E
293159 Pass
2026-04-15
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 106
248139 Pass
2026-04-15
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 102
259136 Pass
2026-04-15
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B
254144 Pass
2026-04-15
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 38
256150 Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78
277150 Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77
27195 Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43
273159 Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35
275159 Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26
269162 Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15
276155 Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
269103 Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
278158 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments
24721 Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359
277158 Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357
27873 Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342
28170 Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334
35690 Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333
301157 Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311
300101 Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11
291174 Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
299169 Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
307176 Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
290163 Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
292162 Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
300149 Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
286163 Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
295162 Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
291158 Pass
2026-03-24
Didn't vote
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
98306 Fail
2026-03-24
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
108297 Fail
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
278164 Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
281167 Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
280164 Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
279167 Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
280161 Pass
2026-03-18
Aye
Opposition day motion: student loans
88266 Fail
2026-03-18
Aye
Opposition day motion: fuel duty
103259 Fail
2026-03-18
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
27799 Pass
2026-03-18
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
368107 Pass
2026-03-11
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
292161 Pass
2026-03-11
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
175292 Fail
2026-03-11
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
172283 Fail
2026-03-11
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
174292 Fail
2026-03-10
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
304203 Pass
2026-03-10
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
203311 Fail
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
304177 Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
315163 Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
315109 Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
316171 Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
307173 Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
321106 Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
306182 Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16
309181 Pass
2026-03-02
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment
105410 Fail
2026-02-24
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
69279 Fail
2026-02-23
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
36184 Pass
2026-02-23
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
73256 Fail
2026-02-23
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
77280 Fail
2026-02-23
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
156273 Fail
2026-02-23
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
161272 Fail
2026-02-11
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
27990 Pass
2026-02-11
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
277143 Pass
2026-02-11
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
362107 Pass
2026-02-04
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
392116 Pass
2026-02-03
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
458104 Pass
2026-01-28
Aye
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
91287 Fail
2026-01-28
Aye
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
103284 Fail
2026-01-28
No
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
294108 Pass
2026-01-27
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
88310 Fail
2026-01-27
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
61311 Fail
2026-01-27
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
91378 Fail
2026-01-21
No
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
373106 Pass
2026-01-21
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
316194 Pass
2026-01-21
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
195317 Fail
2026-01-21
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
191326 Fail
2026-01-20
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
347184 Pass
2026-01-20
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
347185 Pass
2026-01-20
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
344182 Pass
2026-01-20
No
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7
319127 Pass
2026-01-14
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
301110 Pass
2026-01-13
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26
172334 Fail
2026-01-13
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9
181335 Fail
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part
344173 Pass
2026-01-13
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25
187351 Fail
2026-01-13
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24
184331 Fail
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part
348167 Pass
2026-01-12
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7
188341 Fail
2026-01-12
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3
185344 Fail
2026-01-12
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part
344181 Pass
2026-01-12
No
Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part
324180 Pass
2026-01-12
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
167350 Fail
2026-01-07
Aye
Opposition Day: Rural communities
105332 Fail
2026-01-07
Aye
Opposition Day: Jury trials
182290 Fail
Source: Commons Votes API. Tellers count toward their lobby's total. "Didn't vote" covers MPs recorded as not voting (typically excluding tellers and the Speaker).
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