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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 78% of the time, based on 1,404 shared comparable votes.

1,101 same votes 303 different votes 1,404 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 123 No
Brexit / EU 89% aligned 183 shared votes
66 Aye 117 No
81 Aye 117 No
Tax 87% aligned 198 shared votes
71 Aye 127 No
20 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 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
82 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 68% aligned 142 shared votes
76 Aye 66 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
67.0%
6% below average
Rank 477 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,592
2,376 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.7% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
848
53.3% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

1,276
+1193.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
1,633
+1489.5 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 649

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
205 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
61 of 77 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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