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Jim Shannon vs Sir Christopher Chope

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 Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,177 shared comparable votes.

941 same votes 236 different votes 1,177 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 4 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 16 No
Transport 97% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
64 Aye 122 No
Brexit / EU 93% aligned 186 shared votes
65 Aye 121 No
9 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 19 No
Energy 91% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 10 No
Housing 50% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
62 Aye 34 No
Migration 55% aligned 96 shared votes
69 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 21 No
Benefits 62% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 66% aligned 50 shared votes
18 Aye 32 No
7 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 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 91 of 650
Participation
59.3 %
13 % below average
Rank 580 of 650
2,007
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,393
2,349 eligible divisions
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
593
42.6 % of votes cast
970
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
800
57.4 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
72
5.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

1,152
+1081.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
34
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
1,406
+1280.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
50
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 480 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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
192 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
132 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
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
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
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
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API