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Alex Davies-Jones vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Alex Davies-Jones
Alex Davies-Jones
Lab Pontypridd
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Alex Davies-Jones and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 4 different votes 374 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
44 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
44 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
44 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

71.0%
1% below average
Rank 401 of 650
Participation
64.0%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 650
1,206
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
819 eligible divisions
620
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
586
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
3 years, 1 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

70
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Appearances
115
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
295
+130.5 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 650
Contributions
637
+472.5 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,333,464
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£314,112
39% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
37 of 41 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 178 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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