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Jim Shannon vs Dame Karen Bradley

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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Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,421 shared comparable votes.

1,117 same votes 304 different votes 1,421 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
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 18 No
Energy 95% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
60 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 89% aligned 184 shared votes
66 Aye 118 No
20 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
83 Aye 120 No
Tax 87% aligned 203 shared votes
72 Aye 131 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 20 No
Benefits 45% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 15 No
Housing 60% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 12 No
Defence 61% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 62% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
83 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 68% aligned 144 shared votes
77 Aye 67 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
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 485 of 650
2,062
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,612
2,417 eligible divisions
1,065
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
748
46.4% of votes cast
997
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
864
53.6% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

1,440
+1345.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
86
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
1,894
+1729.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
107
-57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 366 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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 212 votes
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#4
Work / Employment
64 of 80 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sept 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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