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Chris Evans vs Michael Shanks

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


Voting alignment

Chris Evans and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 1 different votes 342 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
33 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
33 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 381 of 649
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
1,697
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
940
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
757
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
17
1.0 % 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

21
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 649
Appearances
100
+21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 649
27
-112.3 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 649
Contributions
402
+262.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£290,268
28 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
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

Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API