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Jonathan Reynolds vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Jonathan Reynolds
Jonathan Reynolds
Lab Stalybridge and Hyde
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Jonathan Reynolds and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 272 shared comparable votes.

272 same votes 0 different votes 272 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
22 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 16 No
Migration 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 16 No
Migration 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

65.6%
7% below average
Rank 507 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,558
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
896
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
662
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

4
-79.7 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
Appearances
100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
38
-107.9 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
Contributions
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,977,024
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£244,258
8% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
3
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

Trade
78 of 91 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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