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Aphra Brandreth vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Aphra Brandreth and Michael Shanks voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 270 different votes 274 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 14 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

65.2%
7% below average
Rank 517 of 650
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 650
394
604 eligible divisions
Total votes
510
792 eligible divisions
186
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
47.3% of votes cast
208
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
269
52.7% of votes cast
15
3.8% 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

94
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
Appearances
108
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
112
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Contributions
459
+307.6 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£250,031
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£250,031
11% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
12
5 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
8 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Tax
80 of 114 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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