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Jim Shannon vs Alex Burghart

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

Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford
vs
Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Alex Burghart voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,617 shared comparable votes.

1,268 same votes 349 different votes 1,617 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
17 Aye 21 No
Energy 95% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 34 No
Education 92% aligned 49 shared votes
13 Aye 36 No
90 Aye 120 No
Tax 90% aligned 210 shared votes
77 Aye 133 No
68 Aye 116 No
Brexit / EU 88% aligned 184 shared votes
73 Aye 111 No
27 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 29 No
Benefits 52% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
77 Aye 40 No
Migration 56% aligned 117 shared votes
79 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 56% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 16 No
Housing 59% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
34 Aye 21 No
Defence 67% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

85.3%
13% above average
Rank 78 of 650
Participation
85.1%
13% above average
Rank 86 of 650
2,062
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,840
2,162 eligible divisions
1,065
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
886
48.2% of votes cast
997
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
954
51.8% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

1,431
+1336.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
97
+2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
1,884
+1719.9 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
172
+7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
206 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 189 votes
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 90 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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