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Ann Davies vs Michael Shanks

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


Voting alignment

Ann Davies and Michael Shanks voted the same way 41% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

89 same votes 128 different votes 217 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 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 2 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 3 No
Migration 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Education 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 19 No
Tax 27% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 32% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 1 No
Housing 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 9 No
Defence 38% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

55.4%
17% below average
Rank 604 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
327
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
202
61.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
125
38.2% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
4
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

118
+34.4 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650
Appearances
100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
130
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
Contributions
408
+262.3 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£168,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£168,317
26% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
10
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

Trade
7 of 7 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API