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David Smith vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

David Smith and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

281 same votes 1 different votes 282 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 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 18 shared votes
18 Aye 0 No
31 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

69.7%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
16
3.9% 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

75
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Appearances
100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 333 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

£182,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
5
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
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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