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Chris Bryant vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

295 same votes 1 different votes 296 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
38 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
7% below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,567
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
891
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
676
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

84
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
Appearances
100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
452
+306.3 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
Contributions
408
+262.3 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
5
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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