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Jim Shannon vs Bradley Thomas

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

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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford
vs
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Bradley Thomas
Con Bromsgrove

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Bradley Thomas voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 472 shared comparable votes.

439 same votes 33 different votes 472 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
13 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 6 No
Trade 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 4 No
Housing 47% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Migration 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 85% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
2 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 78 of 650
Participation
81.1%
9% above average
Rank 174 of 650
2,054
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
503
620 eligible divisions
1,062
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
46.3% of votes cast
992
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
270
53.7% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,373
+1283.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
183
+93.0 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
1,789
+1632.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
276
+119.4 vs Commons average
Rank 87 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
£215,617
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£215,617
5% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
206 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
59 of 66 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Tax
101 of 114 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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