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Bob Blackman vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Michael Shanks voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

13 same votes 396 different votes 409 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 1 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 13 No
Housing 5% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
52 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 6 No
Migration 0% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
Participation
63.7 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 649
2,070
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
758 eligible divisions
972
47.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
48.0 % of votes cast
1,098
53.0 % of votes cast
No votes
251
52.0 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

142
+66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 649
Appearances
101
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
168
+34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
Contributions
377
+243.2 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
8
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

Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
11 of 12 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
85 of 89 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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