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Chris Elmore vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Jim Shannon voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 1,558 shared comparable votes.

414 same votes 1,144 different votes 1,558 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 19 No
Benefits 52% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
33 Aye 79 No
Migration 46% aligned 112 shared votes
74 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 21 No
NHS / Health 45% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
62 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 38% aligned 139 shared votes
88 Aye 51 No
Most different by topic
108 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 170 shared votes
59 Aye 111 No
27 Aye 13 No
Energy 13% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
131 Aye 70 No
Tax 14% aligned 201 shared votes
81 Aye 120 No
41 Aye 22 No
Education 17% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,810
2,310 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
995
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
815
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
10 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

38
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
226
+87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
3
1 registered category
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

Housing
58 of 61 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 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
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
Where they voted the same
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
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
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