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Gareth Thomas vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

365 same votes 4 different votes 369 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
42 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
42 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 21 shared votes
0 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
42 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 21 shared votes
0 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 650
Participation
64.0%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 650
1,607
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
819 eligible divisions
908
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
699
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
3 years, 1 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
115
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
55
-109.5 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650
Contributions
637
+472.5 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
14
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
180 of 212 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API