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Brian Mathew vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes
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Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Jim Shannon voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

286 same votes 59 different votes 345 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
10 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
26 Aye 40 No
Tax 98% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
8 Aye 24 No
Education 94% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 92% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 65% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 515 of 650
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 92 of 650
364
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,002
2,344 eligible divisions
182
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,034
51.6 % of votes cast
182
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
968
48.4 % of votes cast
11
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

69
-0.8 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
Appearances
1,134
+1064.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
76
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Contributions
1,384
+1260.1 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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