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Aphra Brandreth vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Aphra Brandreth and Jim Shannon voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 42 different votes 355 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 24 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Trade 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 8 No
Housing 42% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 82% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
Migration 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 506 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
378
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
177
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
201
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
13
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
Appearances
1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 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

£250,031
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£250,031
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
12
5 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Tax
79 of 111 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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