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Jim Shannon vs Andy Burnham

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 Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham
Lab Makerfield

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Andy Burnham voted the same way 30% of the time, based on 98 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 69 different votes 98 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
5 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Education 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Energy 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Benefits 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 8 No
Tax 21% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
Housing 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Defence 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 11 No
Brexit / EU 19% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 8 No
Tax 21% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

85.4%
13% above average
Rank 86 of 649
Participation
39.5%
33% below average
Rank 635 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
17
43 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
9
52.9% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
8
47.1% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
3 months
Since 18 Jun 2026

Debates

1,295
+1211.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
10
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
1,661
+1515.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
277
+131.3 vs Commons average
Rank 70 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
£1,183,202
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£84,964
62% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
34
8 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
205 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Defence
4 of 7 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
1 of 3 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
1 of 4 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
0 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Technical and Further Education Bill: Lords Amendment 1 Motion to disagree 19 Apr 2017
Education
No
Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election 19 Apr 2017
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
Opposition Motion: DWP policies and low-income households 17 Jan 2017
Aye
Aye
Neighbourhood Planning Bill Report Stage Amendment 14 13 Dec 2016
Aye
Aye
Neighbourhood Planning Bill Report Stage New Clause 9 13 Dec 2016
Aye
Aye
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API