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Justin Madders vs Jim Shannon

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Justin Madders
Justin Madders
Lab Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Justin Madders and Jim Shannon voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 1,686 shared comparable votes.

433 same votes 1,253 different votes 1,686 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
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
23 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 49% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 80 No
Migration 46% aligned 111 shared votes
71 Aye 40 No
36 Aye 23 No
Benefits 41% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 28 No
Defence 36% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 170 shared votes
61 Aye 109 No
30 Aye 19 No
Energy 12% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
149 Aye 87 No
Tax 15% aligned 236 shared votes
104 Aye 132 No
31 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 15% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
50 Aye 22 No
Education 18% aligned 72 shared votes
27 Aye 45 No

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

Voting record

81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 170 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,928
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
1,066
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
862
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
15
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

94
+16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
115
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,078,779
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£299,970
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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

Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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