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Daisy Cooper vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
LD St Albans
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Daisy Cooper and Michael Shanks voted the same way 41% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

146 same votes 212 different votes 358 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
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 23 No
Migration 96% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 2 No
Trade 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 2 No
Energy 73% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 17 No
Education 6% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 3 No
Transport 8% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 10 No
Defence 12% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 14% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 14% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

72.3 %
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
1,188
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
615
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
573
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

78
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
Appearances
99
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
114
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 649
Contributions
386
+248.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,262,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£274,876
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
22
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
18
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
40 of 44 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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