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Angela Rayner vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner
Lab Ashton-under-Lyne
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Angela Rayner and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

266 same votes 0 different votes 266 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
27 Aye 8 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
1 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 8 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
1 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

66.4 %
7 % below average
Rank 499 of 648
Participation
64.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 648
1,536
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
714 eligible divisions
862
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.0 % of votes cast
674
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
235
51.0 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

16
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 648
Appearances
78
+17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 648
100
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 648
Contributions
345
+235.7 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,886,725
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£219,458
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
16
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
5
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 65 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
57 of 75 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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