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Andy Slaughter vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Andy Slaughter and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 484 shared comparable votes.

478 same votes 6 different votes 484 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
54 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
54 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
54 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

81.5%
9% above average
Rank 167 of 650
Participation
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 650
1,962
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
521
808 eligible divisions
1,086
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
46.6% of votes cast
876
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.4% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

93
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
Appearances
111
+21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
159
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
Contributions
566
+409.4 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£285,386
26% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
2
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

Housing
65 of 67 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Defence
68 of 71 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Education
89 of 96 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
No rebel
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 13 25 Oct 2023
Aye
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
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
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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