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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)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
DID NOT VOTE
21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
VOTED NO
29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Jim voted against the majority
VOTED NO
11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Jim voted against the majority
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