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Carla Denyer vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Carla Denyer
Carla Denyer
Green Bristol Central
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Carla Denyer and Michael Shanks voted the same way 65% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

185 same votes 98 different votes 283 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
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 7 No
Energy 88% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 79% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 6 No
Benefits 36% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 38% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
16 Aye 10 No
Defence 62% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

74.6%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
440
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
243
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
197
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

33
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649
Appearances
99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
47
-96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 649
Contributions
407
+263.5 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£229,692
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£229,692
2% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
8
3 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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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