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Judith Cummins vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Judith Cummins
Judith Cummins
Lab Bradford South
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Judith Cummins and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 121 shared comparable votes.

121 same votes 0 different votes 121 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
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
0 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
0 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 1 No
Tax 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
0 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
0 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 1 No
Tax 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

50.7%
22% below average
Rank 622 of 650
Participation
64.3%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 650
1,211
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
789 eligible divisions
728
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
47.5% of votes cast
483
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
266
52.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

377
+291.4 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
Appearances
104
+18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
0
-149.1 vs Commons average
Rank 641 of 650
Contributions
438
+288.9 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,267,000
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£301,560
33% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
1
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

Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 70 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
58 of 94 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
33 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Transport
53 of 95 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
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (h) 22 Jul 2024
No
Aye
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: Consideration of Lords Message: manuscript amendment 21 May 2024
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Aye
Criminal Justice Bill Report Stage: New Clause 59 15 May 2024
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Criminal Justice Bill Report Stage: New Clause 44 15 May 2024
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Risk-based exclusion: amendment (o) 13 May 2024
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 8 May 2024
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 May 2024
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 8 May 2024
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 8 May 2024
Tax
Aye
Aye
Renters (Reform) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 28 24 Apr 2024
Housing
Aye
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