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Graham Stuart vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Graham Stuart
Graham Stuart
Con Beverley and Holderness
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Graham Stuart and Michael Shanks voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 321 different votes 331 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 14 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 9 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
28 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
53 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
53 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
0 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 10 No
Energy 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 282 of 649
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
1,800
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
847
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
953
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

120
+41.5 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 649
Appearances
100
+21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 649
305
+165.7 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 649
Contributions
402
+262.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,872,623
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£299,689
32 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
11
6 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
186 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Energy
57 of 70 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
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
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