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Sir Ashley Fox vs Jim Shannon

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

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Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater
vs
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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Sir Ashley Fox and Jim Shannon voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 43 different votes 382 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
39 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
39 Aye 49 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
0 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 50% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 78% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Migration 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

76.9%
4% above average
Rank 267 of 649
Participation
85.4%
13% above average
Rank 86 of 649
454
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
206
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
248
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
979
48.3% of votes cast
15
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

171
+87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
Appearances
1,295
+1211.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
251
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 649
Contributions
1,661
+1515.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£159,406
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£159,406
30% below average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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

Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Tax
99 of 112 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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