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Andrew Griffith vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Andrew Griffith
Andrew Griffith
Con Arundel and South Downs
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Andrew Griffith and Michael Shanks voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 332 different votes 340 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
Environment / Climate 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
21 Aye 9 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
49 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
49 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 218 of 650
Participation
63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 650
1,289
1,626 eligible divisions
Total votes
477
746 eligible divisions
646
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
228
47.8 % of votes cast
643
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
249
52.2 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

40
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
Appearances
79
+9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 650
58
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Contributions
325
+201.1 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,237,293
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£285,103
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
15
7 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
3
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
11 of 12 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 23 votes
Energy
38 of 45 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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