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Janet Daby vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Janet Daby
Janet Daby
Lab Lewisham East
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Janet Daby and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 4 different votes 377 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
33 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

73.9%
2% above average
Rank 332 of 650
Participation
64.3%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 650
1,459
1,973 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
815 eligible divisions
780
53.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
679
46.5% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
8 years, 4 months
Since 14 Jun 2018
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

108
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Appearances
113
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
121
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650
Contributions
635
+471.5 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,581,636
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£267,555
18% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
0
0 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

Migration
147 of 162 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 47 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
98 of 113 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 78 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 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
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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