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Blake Stephenson vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Jim Shannon voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 384 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 28 different votes 384 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 26 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
0 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 50% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 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

71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 650
405
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,007
2,349 eligible divisions
184
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
221
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
970
48.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
1,154
+1083.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
90
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
1,413
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£203,629
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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
31 of 37 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Defence
27 of 33 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
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
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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