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Jim Shannon vs Mr Mark Francois

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
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Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,417 shared comparable votes.

1,141 same votes 276 different votes 1,417 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
21 Aye 17 No
Energy 97% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
68 Aye 129 No
Brexit / EU 93% aligned 197 shared votes
69 Aye 128 No
25 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 88% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
86 Aye 110 No
Tax 87% aligned 196 shared votes
71 Aye 125 No
22 Aye 37 No
Education 86% aligned 59 shared votes
20 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 26 No
Benefits 43% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 16 No
Housing 60% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 17 No
Defence 64% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 64% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
54 Aye 26 No
Migration 64% aligned 80 shared votes
55 Aye 25 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
67.8%
5% below average
Rank 466 of 649
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
749
46.5% of votes cast
979
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
862
53.5% of votes cast
24
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

1,274
+1191.9 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Appearances
127
+44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
1,627
+1484.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
363
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30% above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
202 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 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
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sept 2025
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
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
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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