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Andy Burnham vs Jim Shannon

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

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Andy Burnham
Lab Makerfield
vs
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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Andy Burnham and Jim Shannon voted the same way 30% of the time, based on 98 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 69 different votes 98 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
5 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Education 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Energy 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Benefits 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 5 No
Tax 21% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 19% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 5 No
Tax 21% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

39.5%
33% below average
Rank 635 of 649
Participation
85.4%
13% above average
Rank 86 of 649
17
43 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
9
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
8
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
979
48.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2% of votes cast
3 months
Since 18 Jun 2026
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

10
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 649
Appearances
1,276
+1193.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
277
+133.5 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 649
Contributions
1,633
+1489.5 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,183,202
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£84,964
62% below average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30% above average
32
7 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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

Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Defence
4 of 7 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Trade
1 of 3 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Transport
1 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
0 of 4 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Technical and Further Education Bill: Lords Amendment 1 Motion to disagree 19 Apr 2017
Education
No
Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election 19 Apr 2017
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
Opposition Motion: DWP policies and low-income households 17 Jan 2017
Aye
Aye
Neighbourhood Planning Bill Report Stage Amendment 14 13 Dec 2016
Aye
Aye
Neighbourhood Planning Bill Report Stage New Clause 9 13 Dec 2016
Aye
Aye
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
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