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George Freeman vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of George Freeman
George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk
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Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

George Freeman and Michael Shanks voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 319 different votes 326 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
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 9 No
Migration 10% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 22 shared votes
1 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

73.5%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,746
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
852
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
894
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
27
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

11
-71.2 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649
Appearances
100
+17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 649
20
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 649
Contributions
408
+264.7 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£287,402
27% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
17
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
2
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
185 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Energy
54 of 70 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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