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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
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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 1,641 shared comparable votes.

1,281 same votes 360 different votes 1,641 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 124 No
Brexit / EU 89% aligned 199 shared votes
70 Aye 129 No
88 Aye 132 No
Tax 88% aligned 220 shared votes
101 Aye 119 No
27 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 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

77.7%
5% above average
Rank 250 of 650
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 78 of 650
1,878
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,062
2,417 eligible divisions
908
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,065
51.6% of votes cast
970
51.7% of votes cast
No votes
997
48.4% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

30
-64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Appearances
1,431
+1336.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
46
-118.1 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Contributions
1,884
+1719.9 vs Commons average
Rank 2 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
25
5 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
205 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
206 of 212 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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