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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.

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 0 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
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
17 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 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
17 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 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 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 648
Participation
64.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 648
1,698
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
714 eligible divisions
967
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.0 % of votes cast
731
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
235
51.0 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

88
+27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 648
Appearances
74
+13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 648
120
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 648
Contributions
329
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 648

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
8
2 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
190 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 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 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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