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Alex Brewer vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Alex Brewer
Alex Brewer
LD North East Hampshire
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Alex Brewer and Jim Shannon voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

264 same votes 80 different votes 344 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
9 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
14 Aye 3 No
Transport 94% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
26 Aye 37 No
Tax 94% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 91% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 44% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 1 No
Energy 46% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 58% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 9 No
Housing 75% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 650
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 650
368
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,008
2,351 eligible divisions
202
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
51.7 % of votes cast
166
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
970
48.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

35
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
Appearances
1,167
+1094.5 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
38
-90.7 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
Contributions
1,430
+1301.3 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,635
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£198,635
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Education
41 of 49 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
No
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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