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Afzal Khan vs Jim Shannon

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Afzal Khan and Jim Shannon voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,471 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 1,101 different votes 1,471 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
32 Aye 66 No
Migration 46% aligned 98 shared votes
67 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 21 No
NHS / Health 45% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 20 No
Benefits 44% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 17 No
Housing 42% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 10 No
Education 10% aligned 50 shared votes
15 Aye 35 No
96 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 159 shared votes
56 Aye 103 No
119 Aye 67 No
Tax 12% aligned 186 shared votes
80 Aye 106 No
25 Aye 15 No
Energy 13% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,657
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
925
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
732
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

40
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
44
-94.5 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£247,867
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Housing
52 of 54 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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