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Chris Law vs Michael Shanks

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

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Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Michael Shanks voted the same way 66% of the time, based on 187 shared comparable votes.

123 same votes 64 different votes 187 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
10 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 2 No
Trade 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 23 No
Tax 26% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 5 No
Benefits 33% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

51.5%
21% below average
Rank 619 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,223
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
674
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
549
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

57
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649
Appearances
99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 461 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

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
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
196 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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