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Joani Reid vs Michael Shanks

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


Voting alignment

Joani Reid and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

235 same votes 2 different votes 237 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
39 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
39 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
39 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

53.9%
18% below average
Rank 611 of 650
Participation
64.0%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 650
340
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
819 eligible divisions
147
43.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
193
56.8% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
1
0.3% 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

8
-86.5 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 650
Appearances
115
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
10
-154.6 vs Commons average
Rank 625 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

£199,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£199,569
12% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
7
5 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

Housing
30 of 32 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Education
33 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Tax
79 of 121 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API