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David Davis vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

David Davis and Michael Shanks voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 286 different votes 291 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
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
20 Aye 9 No
Migration 10% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 7% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
41 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
41 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
0 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 516 of 649
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
1,537
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
718
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
819
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
91
5.9 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
18 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jul 2008
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
Appearances
99
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
Contributions
386
+247.7 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£277,187
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
6
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
198 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Re-committal motion 29 Nov 2023
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
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