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Chris McDonald vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

310 same votes 0 different votes 310 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
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
457
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
223
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
234
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
12
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Appearances
100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
406
+260.3 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
6
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API