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Dr Rupa Huq vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Dr Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Dr Rupa Huq and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 0 different votes 364 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 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

73.7 %
1 % above average
Rank 349 of 647
Participation
64.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 530 of 647
1,711
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
468
725 eligible divisions
945
55.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
227
48.5 % of votes cast
766
44.8 % of votes cast
No votes
241
51.5 % of votes cast
13
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

59
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 647
Appearances
74
+10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 647
49
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 647
Contributions
320
+206.2 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£234,745
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
7
2 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 75 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Trade
72 of 88 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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API