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Alicia Kearns vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Alicia Kearns and Michael Shanks voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 285 different votes 293 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
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
44 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
44 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
1 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

69.9%
3% below average
Rank 433 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,159
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
575
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
584
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
27
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

127
+44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
Appearances
99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
182
+38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649
Contributions
407
+263.5 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£320,176
42% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
12
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 44 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Housing
44 of 54 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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