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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 284 shared comparable votes.

284 same votes 0 different votes 284 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 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 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
16 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 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
16 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

55.1 %
18 % below average
Rank 608 of 648
Participation
64.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 648
1,273
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
714 eligible divisions
734
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.0 % of votes cast
539
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
235
51.0 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

27
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 648
Appearances
74
+13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 648
27
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 559 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

£2,918,854
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
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
147 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Education
63 of 95 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Trade
57 of 88 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Transport
56 of 87 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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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