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Iqbal Mohamed vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Iqbal Mohamed
Iqbal Mohamed
Ind Dewsbury and Batley
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Iqbal Mohamed and Michael Shanks voted the same way 49% of the time, based on 225 shared comparable votes.

111 same votes 114 different votes 225 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
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 85% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
28 Aye 15 No
Tax 28% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
5 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 5 No
Transport 36% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 9 No
Benefits 37% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

60.3 %
12 % below average
Rank 573 of 649
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
347
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
204
58.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
143
41.2 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

153
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 649
Appearances
99
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
326
+188.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 649
Contributions
386
+248.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£110,062
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£110,062
51 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
5
4 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

Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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