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Barry Gardiner vs Michael Shanks

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

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 3 different votes 338 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

43 Aye 26 No

Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes

43 Aye 26 No

5 Aye 21 No

Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes

5 Aye 21 No

1 Aye 22 No

Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes

1 Aye 22 No

17 Aye 6 No

Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes

17 Aye 6 No

5 Aye 15 No

Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes

5 Aye 15 No

Most different by topic

4 Aye 11 No

Benefits 80% aligned 15 shared votes

5 Aye 10 No

43 Aye 26 No

Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes

43 Aye 26 No

5 Aye 21 No

Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes

5 Aye 21 No

1 Aye 22 No

Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes

1 Aye 22 No

17 Aye 6 No

Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes

17 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

66.7%

6% below average

Rank 487 of 650

Participation

64.0%

8% below average

Rank 530 of 650

1,611

2,417 eligible divisions

Total votes

524

819 eligible divisions

899

55.8% of votes cast

Aye votes

246

46.9% of votes cast

712

44.2% of votes cast

No votes

278

53.1% of votes cast

1.1% of votes cast

Against party

1.0% of votes cast

29 years, 6 months

Since 1 May 1997

Commons service

3 years, 1 months

Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

-37.5 vs Commons average

Rank 451 of 650

Appearances

115

+20.5 vs Commons average

Rank 165 of 650

-71.6 vs Commons average

Rank 406 of 650

Contributions

637

+472.4 vs Commons average

Rank 14 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,795,864

all imported IPSA years

Lifetime expenses

£340,820

all imported IPSA years

£268,850

19% above average

Latest expenses

£272,859

21% above average

5 registered categories

Registered interests

1 registered category

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

Trade

77 of 94 votes

Trade

16 of 17 votes

Transport

80 of 98 votes

Benefits

27 of 31 votes

Defence

57 of 71 votes

Work / Employment

41 of 48 votes

Brexit / EU

166 of 212 votes

Defence

28 of 34 votes

Environment / Climate

37 of 49 votes

Energy

20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently

No rebel

Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025

Benefits

Aye

Aye rebel

Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025

Benefits

No rebel

Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025

Benefits

Aye

Where they voted the same

Aye

Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026

Tax Transport

Aye

Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026

Tax

Aye

Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026

Tax

Aye

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026

Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026

Housing

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026