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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Dr Sam Rushworth
Dr Sam Rushworth
Lab Bishop Auckland
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

283 same votes 1 different votes 284 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
37 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 381 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
424
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
213
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
211
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
16
3.8% 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

69
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Appearances
100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
145
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 215 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

£212,044
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
4
3 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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
10 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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API