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Grahame Morris vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Grahame Morris
Grahame Morris
Lab Easington
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Grahame Morris and Michael Shanks voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 470 shared comparable votes.

459 same votes 11 different votes 470 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
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
1 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 76% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

75.7%
3% above average
Rank 295 of 650
Participation
63.8%
9% below average
Rank 531 of 650
1,830
2,419 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
821 eligible divisions
988
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
842
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
34
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
3 years, 1 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

27
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
Appearances
115
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
38
-126.6 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650
Contributions
637
+472.4 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,919,746
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£302,235
34% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
3
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

Defence
66 of 71 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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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