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Dame Meg Hillier vs Michael Shanks

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

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 392 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 0 different votes 392 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

49 Aye 25 No

Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes

49 Aye 25 No

23 Aye 11 No

Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes

23 Aye 11 No

19 Aye 13 No

Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes

19 Aye 13 No

6 Aye 24 No

Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes

6 Aye 24 No

14 Aye 13 No

Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes

14 Aye 13 No

Most different by topic

49 Aye 25 No

Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes

49 Aye 25 No

23 Aye 11 No

Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes

23 Aye 11 No

19 Aye 13 No

Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes

19 Aye 13 No

6 Aye 24 No

Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes

6 Aye 24 No

14 Aye 13 No

Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes

14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

73.4%

1% above average

Rank 346 of 649

Participation

64.4%

8% below average

Rank 525 of 649

1,745

2,376 eligible divisions

Total votes

501

778 eligible divisions

985

56.4% of votes cast

Aye votes

236

47.1% of votes cast

760

43.6% of votes cast

No votes

265

52.9% of votes cast

1.2% of votes cast

Against party

1.0% of votes cast

21 years, 4 months

Since 5 May 2005

Commons service

2 years, 11 months

Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

130

+47.7 vs Commons average

Rank 94 of 649

Appearances

+16.7 vs Commons average

Rank 170 of 649

202

+58.5 vs Commons average

Rank 131 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

£2,571,517

all imported IPSA years

Lifetime expenses

£340,820

all imported IPSA years

£274,096

21% above average

Latest expenses

£272,859

21% above average

2 registered categories

Registered interests

1 registered category

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU

190 of 211 votes

Trade

13 of 14 votes

Foreign Affairs

61 of 69 votes

Benefits

27 of 31 votes

Education

82 of 96 votes

Work / Employment

38 of 45 votes

NHS / Health

47 of 56 votes

Defence

28 of 34 votes

Benefits

66 of 81 votes

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

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026

Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026

Housing

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026