Jim Shannon
- Constituency
- Strangford
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Member since
- 6 May 2010
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 90%
- Debates contributed to
- 1,347
- Registered interests
- 2
- Declared value
- £1,410
Record last updated 7 Nov 2026
Jim Shannon, the Democratic Unionist Party MP for Strangford, was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024 and has been continuously elected since May 2010, placing him among the longest serving 10% of MPs. He has demonstrated high levels of parliamentary engagement, casting 568 votes at a 90% participation rate, which ranks him in the top 5% of MPs by voting participation, and contributing 1974 debate interventions across 1347 debates, also placing him in the top 5% of MPs by debate participation. His primary focus areas in debate have been Foreign Affairs & Defence, Trade & Industry, and Justice & Law, while his voting has concentrated on Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 06/11/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
568 / 629
90.30%
Ranked #22 of 655 MPs (97th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
1347 / 12881
1974 total contributions
Ranked #2 of 655 MPs (100th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
2
£1,409.74
Ranked #595 of 655 MPs (9th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Jim Shannon is the Democratic Unionist Party MP for Strangford, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
Constituencies
- Strangford May 2010 – present · 5 terms
Posts held
- Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights) Jul 2017 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Equality) May 2015 – Jun 2017 · Opposition
- Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Health) May 2015 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Transport) May 2015 – Jun 2017 · Opposition
- Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights) Apr 2012 – Mar 2015 · Opposition
- Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Health) May 2010 – Mar 2015 · Opposition
- Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Transport) May 2010 – Mar 2015 · Opposition