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Jeremy Corbyn vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn
YP Islington North
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Jeremy Corbyn and Michael Shanks voted the same way 71% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

201 same votes 83 different votes 284 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
6 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 24 No
Migration 97% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 8 No
Education 31% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 35% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 52% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 5 No
Transport 62% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 63% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

62.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 649
1,474
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
761 eligible divisions
817
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
47.7 % of votes cast
657
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.3 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

130
+53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 649
Appearances
102
+25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
181
+44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
Contributions
378
+241.3 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,714,849
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£284,788
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
30
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
5
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
144 of 171 votes
#1
Trade
11 of 12 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 75 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API