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Sir Mel Stride vs Jim Shannon

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

Photograph of Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Jim Shannon voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,604 shared comparable votes.

1,247 same votes 357 different votes 1,604 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
23 Aye 22 No
Energy 96% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
75 Aye 123 No
Brexit / EU 89% aligned 198 shared votes
70 Aye 128 No
88 Aye 128 No
Tax 88% aligned 216 shared votes
100 Aye 116 No
27 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 84% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 82% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
84 Aye 36 No
Migration 54% aligned 120 shared votes
77 Aye 43 No
20 Aye 32 No
Benefits 58% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 23 No
Defence 65% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 19 No
Housing 69% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

78.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 244 of 650
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 650
1,837
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,007
2,349 eligible divisions
891
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
946
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
970
48.3 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

29
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
Appearances
1,154
+1083.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
48
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Contributions
1,413
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
17
6 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
9
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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
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
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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