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Andrew Western vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

384 same votes 5 different votes 389 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
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
41 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
41 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 650
Participation
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 650
736
1,003 eligible divisions
Total votes
521
808 eligible divisions
357
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
46.6% of votes cast
379
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

51
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
Appearances
113
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
319
+157.0 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Contributions
635
+473.0 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
8
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API