Democratic Unionist Party · Commons

Jim Shannon

Current Member

Strangford

Member ID: 4131
House: Commons
Committees: 22
Events: 41

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§ Timeline

Recorded activity

41 events

2026-06-03
Voted No: Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
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2026-06-02
Voted Aye: Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5
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2026-06-02
Voted Aye: Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13
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2026-06-02
Voted Aye: Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6
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2026-06-02
Voted Aye: Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2
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2026-05-21
Did not vote: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
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2026-05-20
Voted Aye: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
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2026-05-20
Voted No: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
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2026-05-20
Asked written question
Public Expenditure: Cost Effectiveness
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2026-05-20
Voted Aye: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
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2026-05-20
Voted No: King's Speech Motion for an Address
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2025-06-30
Joined Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
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2025-06-26
Joined Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
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2025-06-26
Joined Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
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2025-06-18
Joined Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
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2024-05-15
Joined Local Government (Pay Accountability) Bill
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2024-05-08
Joined Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
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2024-04-24
Joined School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill
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2024-04-17
Joined Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill)
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2024-02-21
Joined Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill
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2024-01-24
Joined Pet Abduction Bill
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2023-01-09
Joined Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
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2022-01-26
Joined Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill
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2021-12-15
Joined Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill
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2021-12-08
Joined Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill
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2021-11-24
Joined Local Government (Disqualification) Bill
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2021-11-09
Joined Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill
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2020-03-04
Joined Ecclesiastical Committee
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2017-09-11
Joined Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
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2017-07-01
Appointed Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights)
Opposition Department
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2016-12-05
Joined Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
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2016-02-10
Joined Committees on Arms Export Controls
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2015-09-08
Joined Defence Sub-Committee
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2015-07-06
Joined Defence Committee
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2015-05-08
Appointed Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Transport)
Opposition Department
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2015-05-08
Appointed Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Equality)
Opposition Department
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2015-05-08
Appointed Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Health)
Opposition Department
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2012-04-03
Appointed Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights)
Opposition Department
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2010-05-12
Appointed Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Transport)
Opposition Department
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2010-05-12
Appointed Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Health)
Opposition Department
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2010-05-06
Returned for Strangford
Current Member
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§ Committees

Committee memberships

Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill

Member

Current

Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill

Member

Current

Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill

Member

Current

Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill

Member

Current

Local Government (Pay Accountability) Bill

Member

2024-05-22

Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill

Member

2024-05-15

School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill

Member

2024-05-01

Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill)

Member

2024-04-24

Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill

Member

2024-02-28

Pet Abduction Bill

Member

2024-01-31

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Member

2024-05-30

Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill

Member

2022-02-02

Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill

Member

2022-01-05

Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill

Member

2021-12-15

Local Government (Disqualification) Bill

Member

2021-12-01

Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill

Member

2021-11-17

Ecclesiastical Committee

Member

2024-05-30

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Member

2019-11-06

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Member

2017-05-03

Committees on Arms Export Controls

Member

2017-05-03

Defence Sub-Committee

Member

2016-12-05

Defence Committee

Member

2016-12-05

§ Parliamentary Questions

Recent written questions

2 recorded

Treasury · UIN 3244 · 2026-05-20

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving value for money in public spending programmes.

Treasury · UIN 3240 · 2026-05-20 · NHS

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of freezing income tax thresholds on taxpayers.

Topic distribution

NHS1

Departments addressed

Treasury2

§ Financial Interests

Declared interests on the Register

0 recorded

No declared interests ingested for this member yet.

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Pet Abduction Bill
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Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill)
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Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
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Jim Shannon voted No on "Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026"
member cast vote · vote
Public Expenditure: Cost Effectiveness
member asked question · question
Income Tax
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Jim Shannon voted Aye on "Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13"
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Jim Shannon voted Aye on "Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6"
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Jim Shannon voted Aye on "Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5"
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Jim Shannon voted Aye on "Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2"
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Jim Shannon voted DidNotVote on "Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading"
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Jim Shannon voted No on "King's Speech Motion for an Address"
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Jim Shannon voted Aye on "King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)"
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Jim Shannon voted No on "King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)"
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Jim Shannon voted Aye on "King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)"
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