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Jim Shannon MP

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

Pay & earnings · 2026

MP base salary £29,586 / £93,904 annual
115 days served — year-to-date · annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings £0
1 registered interest published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared) £29,586
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.

Constituencies represented

2024-07-04present
Strangford current
2010-05-062024-05-30
Strangford

Party history

2010-05-06present
Democratic Unionist Party current

Government posts

None recorded.

Opposition posts

2017-07-012024-05-30
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights)
2015-05-082024-05-30
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Health)
2015-05-082017-06-08
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Transport)
2015-05-082017-06-08
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Equality)
2012-04-032015-03-30
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights)
2010-05-122015-03-30
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Health)
2010-05-122015-03-30
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Transport)

Committee memberships

2015-07-062016-12-05
Defence Committee
2015-09-082016-12-05
Defence Sub-Committee
2016-02-102017-05-03
Committees on Arms Export Controls
2023-01-092024-05-30
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
2017-09-112019-11-06
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
2016-12-052017-05-03
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
2020-03-042024-05-30
Ecclesiastical Committee
2021-11-092021-11-17
Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill
2021-11-242021-12-01
Local Government (Disqualification) Bill
2021-12-082021-12-15
Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill
2021-12-152022-01-05
Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill
2022-01-262022-02-02
Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill
2024-01-242024-01-31
Pet Abduction Bill
2024-02-212024-02-28
Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill
2024-04-172024-04-24
Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill)
2024-04-242024-05-01
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill
2024-05-082024-05-15
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
2024-05-152024-05-22
Local Government (Pay Accountability) Bill
2025-06-18present
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
2025-06-26present
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
2025-06-26present
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
2025-06-30present
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.

Contact

Parliamentary office
jim.shannon.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 7160 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office

028 9182 7990 · 34A Frances Street, Newtownards, BT23 7DN
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