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Heidi Alexander vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Heidi Alexander and Michael Shanks voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

251 same votes 5 different votes 256 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
26 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

62.6%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
Participation
63.6%
9% below average
Rank 533 of 650
398
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
824 eligible divisions
191
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
207
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 1 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

74
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Appearances
117
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
580
+412.9 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650
Contributions
639
+471.9 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£178,830
21% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
6
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Transport
27 of 32 votes
#3
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Trade
8 of 10 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 33 votes
Housing
26 of 33 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API