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Ed Davey vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Michael Shanks voted the same way 48% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

116 same votes 127 different votes 243 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
4 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
0 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
0 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 80% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 12 No
Education 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 3 No
Transport 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
29 Aye 20 No
Tax 18% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 3 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
713
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
558
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

59
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 649
Appearances
99
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
97
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
Contributions
386
+248.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
11
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
170 of 188 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
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