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Feryal Clark vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Feryal Clark
Feryal Clark
Lab Enfield North
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Feryal Clark and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

273 same votes 0 different votes 273 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
23 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

57.1%
15% below average
Rank 596 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
947
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
492
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
455
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
7
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

17
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650
Appearances
100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
21
-124.7 vs Commons average
Rank 604 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

£1,186,845
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£246,080
9% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
3
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

Brexit / EU
50 of 63 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Education
54 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
38 of 53 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Crime / Justice
120 of 174 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Benefits
46 of 68 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
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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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