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Darren Jones vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Darren Jones
Darren Jones
Lab Bristol North West
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Darren Jones and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

250 same votes 0 different votes 250 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
30 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 502 of 648
Participation
64.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 648
1,359
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
714 eligible divisions
753
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.0 % of votes cast
606
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
235
51.0 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

42
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 648
Appearances
74
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 648
554
+446.1 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 648
Contributions
329
+221.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,991,343
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£327,479
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
3
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 188 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Migration
142 of 161 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Environment / Climate
35 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Trade
64 of 84 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 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
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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