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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 309 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 304 different votes 309 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
21 Aye 9 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 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
21 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 22 shared votes
1 Aye 21 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 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 650
Participation
63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 534 of 650
1,724
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
751 eligible divisions
841
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
47.9 % of votes cast
883
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
250
52.1 % of votes cast
27
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

11
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 650
Appearances
80
+9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
20
-104.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
Contributions
304
+179.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650

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
11 of 12 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
27 of 33 votes
Energy
54 of 70 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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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