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Dan Tomlinson vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Dan Tomlinson
Dan Tomlinson
Lab Chipping Barnet
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Dan Tomlinson and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 0 different votes 242 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
37 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
37 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
37 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

61.7%
11% below average
Rank 562 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
364
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
179
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
185
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
6
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

88
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
Appearances
100
+15.2 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 650
491
+343.3 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Contributions
408
+260.3 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£225,538
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£225,538
same as average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
2
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

Transport
25 of 29 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Housing
26 of 32 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
26 of 34 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API