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Jim Shannon vs Sir Ashley Fox

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 Sir Ashley Fox
Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Sir Ashley Fox voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

316 same votes 41 different votes 357 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
37 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
37 Aye 49 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 3 No
Housing 50% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 78% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 0 No
Migration 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

85.3 %
12 % above average
Rank 91 of 647
Participation
76.6 %
4 % above average
Rank 278 of 647
1,991
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
419
547 eligible divisions
1,028
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.6 % of votes cast
963
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
232
55.4 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1,085
+1018.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
127
+60.8 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650
1,304
+1186.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
195
+77.2 vs Commons average
Rank 89 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
£159,406
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,406
30 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Tax
97 of 108 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API