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Helen Hayes vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 432 shared comparable votes.

432 same votes 0 different votes 432 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
49 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
49 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
49 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.4%
7% above average
Rank 215 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,886
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
1,039
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
847
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
Appearances
99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
127
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649
Contributions
407
+263.5 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
4
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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