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Christian Wakeford vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Jim Shannon voted the same way 32% of the time, based on 1,140 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 772 different votes 1,140 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
25 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 67% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
25 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 49% aligned 45 shared votes
14 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 15 No
Housing 48% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 20 No
Democracy / Parliament 47% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 16 No
Education 8% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 16% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 29 No
Defence 17% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 25 No
Transport 19% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 14 No
Energy 21% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

86.2%
14% above average
Rank 73 of 649
Participation
85.4%
13% above average
Rank 86 of 649
1,429
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
684
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
745
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
979
48.3% of votes cast
9
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

1
-82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650
Appearances
1,295
+1211.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
1
-144.7 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650
Contributions
1,661
+1515.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48% above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
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
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API