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Alex Burghart vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar
vs
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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Alex Burghart and Jim Shannon voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,578 shared comparable votes.

1,231 same votes 347 different votes 1,578 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
17 Aye 21 No
Energy 95% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 36 No
Education 92% aligned 49 shared votes
15 Aye 34 No
76 Aye 129 No
Tax 90% aligned 205 shared votes
88 Aye 117 No
73 Aye 110 No
Brexit / EU 87% aligned 183 shared votes
68 Aye 115 No
26 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 84% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 28 No
Benefits 52% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
79 Aye 38 No
Migration 56% aligned 117 shared votes
77 Aye 40 No
16 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 56% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 25 No
Housing 60% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 27 No
Defence 67% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,796
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
865
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
931
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Appearances
1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
132
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
Contributions
1,524
+1385.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£203,620
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Trade
83 of 87 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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