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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 368 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 0 different votes 368 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
7 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 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
7 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

70.6%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,497
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
807
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
690
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
10
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 649
Appearances
100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
393
+247.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 649
Contributions
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649

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
6
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
13 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
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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