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Jim Shannon vs Sir James Cleverly

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 James Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Sir James Cleverly voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,455 shared comparable votes.

1,166 same votes 289 different votes 1,455 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
18 Aye 14 No
Energy 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
88 Aye 115 No
Tax 90% aligned 203 shared votes
76 Aye 127 No
62 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 89% aligned 186 shared votes
67 Aye 119 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 54% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 24 No
Benefits 57% aligned 42 shared votes
12 Aye 30 No
58 Aye 30 No
Migration 65% aligned 88 shared votes
63 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 14 No
Defence 67% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 69% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 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
69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 436 of 650
2,007
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,349 eligible divisions
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
767
46.9 % of votes cast
970
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
870
53.1 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

1,152
+1081.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
32
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 650
1,406
+1280.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
50
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 477 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
£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£266,795
18 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
191 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
73 of 89 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 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 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
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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