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Daniel Francis vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Daniel Francis
Daniel Francis
Lab Bexleyheath and Crayford
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Daniel Francis and Jim Shannon voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 463 shared comparable votes.

66 same votes 397 different votes 463 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
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 48% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 21% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
0 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
51 Aye 42 No
Tax 2% aligned 93 shared votes
44 Aye 49 No
8 Aye 19 No
Transport 4% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

87.1%
15% above average
Rank 57 of 649
Participation
85.3%
14% above average
Rank 87 of 649
507
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,020
2,368 eligible divisions
244
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,045
51.7% of votes cast
263
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
975
48.3% of votes cast
13
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

119
+39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
Appearances
1,249
+1169.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
163
+24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Contributions
1,576
+1437.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£143,753
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£143,753
36% below average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30% above average
2
2 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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API