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Ayoub Khan vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Ayoub Khan
Ayoub Khan
Ind Birmingham Perry Barr
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Ayoub Khan and Michael Shanks voted the same way 47% of the time, based on 146 shared comparable votes.

68 same votes 78 different votes 146 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
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 64% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 3 No
Housing 63% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 11 No
Benefits 21% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 6 No
Tax 30% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 2 No
Defence 50% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

36.9 %
36 % below average
Rank 637 of 649
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
212
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
128
60.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
84
39.6 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

135
+57.4 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649
Appearances
99
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
194
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 649
Contributions
386
+248.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£133,355
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£133,355
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
11
7 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

Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Benefits
21 of 30 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Energy
11 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
32 of 62 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API