Jim Shannon, the Democratic Unionist Party MP for Strangford, has been elected since May 2010, making him the third longest-serving member of his five-strong party and the 62nd longest-serving MP overall. He ranks second in his party for voting participation with a 49.16% participation rate across 264 votes cast out of 537 eligible divisions, placing him 333rd overall among all MPs. However, Shannon is the second-most frequent contributor to parliamentary debates across all 650 MPs, with 1,137 total contributions across 819 debates participated in, ranking first among all MPs elected in 2010. His debate contributions have focused on Foreign Affairs and Defence, Trade and Industry, and Local Government, while his voting has concentrated on Parliamentary Procedure, Justice and Law, and Employment and Workers Rights.

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