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Andy Slaughter vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Andy Slaughter and Jim Shannon voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,694 shared comparable votes.

417 same votes 1,277 different votes 1,694 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
23 Aye 21 No
NHS / Health 45% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
33 Aye 80 No
Migration 45% aligned 113 shared votes
73 Aye 40 No
34 Aye 23 No
Benefits 42% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 22 No
Housing 38% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 31 No
Defence 34% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 178 shared votes
63 Aye 115 No
27 Aye 18 No
Energy 11% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
147 Aye 77 No
Tax 14% aligned 224 shared votes
92 Aye 132 No
32 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 15% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
54 Aye 23 No
Education 17% aligned 77 shared votes
30 Aye 47 No

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

Voting record

81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 163 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,932
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
1,073
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
859
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

87
+9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
120
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 235 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

£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£285,386
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Housing
64 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Defence
68 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
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