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Jim Shannon

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party MP for Strangford

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

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Seat status

Safe

Percentage of votes

13.19%

Recent swing

-0.5% Democratic Unionist Party

Party

Democratic Unionist Party

Top donors:

The FORB Foundation (Secretariat to APPG FoRB) (£430)

THE FORB FOUNDATION, Matthew Jones, Secretariat to APPG FoRB (£320)

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Business and Trade

Business of the House

“Will the Leader of the House ask the Foreign Secretary what recent assessment she has made of the case of Uyghur Muslim Rahile Dawut, a folklorist and academic imprisoned in China solely for her faith and cultural identity, and what steps His Majesty’s Government have taken to secure her immediate release and to uphold freedom of religion or belief across the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s foreign policy commitments?”

Spoke in 26 debatesAsked 6 questions1 APPG role

Science and Technology

Patient Safety Review

“I thank the Minister for outlining the case incredibly well. I have a request in relation to the vital lessons learned on data collection, streamlined complaints and patient safety culture. It is important for us all that those lessons are shared with the Northern Ireland Assembly Minister, Mike Nesbitt, as health is a devolved matter; we need to ensure that there is safety for all across this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.”

Spoke in 14 debatesAsked 15 questions
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Key Parliamentary Votes

See where your MP stands on these issues

DID NOT VOTE4 Sep 2025

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

✓ Passed — 336 For, 77 Against

VOTED NO9 Mar 2026

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

✓ Passed — 307 For, 173 Against

VOTED NO10 Mar 2026

Courts and Tribunals Bill

✓ Passed — 304 For, 203 Against

Where Jim fits into things

Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Jim Shannon

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party MP for 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