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Jessica Toale vs Michael Shanks

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


Voting alignment

Jessica Toale and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

315 same votes 3 different votes 318 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
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

78.4%
6% above average
Rank 232 of 650
Participation
64.0%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 650
495
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
819 eligible divisions
250
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
245
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

131
+36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Appearances
115
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
158
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
Contributions
637
+472.4 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£208,947
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£208,947
8% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API