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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)

Key Parliamentary Votes

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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

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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

Committees

No current committee memberships