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Emma Hardy vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
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Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Emma Hardy and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 0 different votes 340 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
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

71.1 %
2 % below average
Rank 412 of 648
Participation
64.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 648
1,463
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
714 eligible divisions
793
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.0 % of votes cast
670
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
235
51.0 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

46
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 648
Appearances
74
+13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 648
160
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 648
Contributions
329
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£312,134
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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