Compare

Dame Chi Onwurah vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 0 different votes 368 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
29 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 647
Participation
64.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 530 of 647
1,765
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
468
725 eligible divisions
989
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
227
48.5 % of votes cast
776
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
241
51.5 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

76
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 647
Appearances
74
+10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 647
103
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 647
Contributions
320
+206.2 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
14
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API