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Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Part MP for Strangford
Jim Shannon is the Democratic Unionist Party MP for Strangford, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
MessageSeat status
Safe
Majority size
5,131
Recent swing
-0.5% Democratic Unionist Part
Party
Democratic Unionist Part
Top donors:
The FORB Foundation (Secretariat to APPG FoRB) (£430)
SUPPORTED
Voted for Draft Public Order Act 2023 (I...
Motion passed, 301-110
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SUPPORTED
Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 172-334
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SUPPORTED
Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 181-335
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Where Jim fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Jim Shannon
Member of Parliament
Strangford
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
- Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
- Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
- Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill