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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

307 same votes 0 different votes 307 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
31 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

55.2%
17% below average
Rank 606 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,312
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
749
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
563
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
21
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

40
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 650
Appearances
100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
33
-112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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

£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
9
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
147 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Trade
59 of 91 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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