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Justin Madders vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Justin Madders
Justin Madders
Lab Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Justin Madders and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 489 shared comparable votes.

489 same votes 0 different votes 489 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
49 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

81.6%
9% above average
Rank 166 of 650
Participation
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 650
1,963
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
521
808 eligible divisions
1,071
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
46.6% of votes cast
892
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.4% of votes cast
17
0.9% 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

121
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Appearances
113
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
170
+6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650
Contributions
635
+471.5 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,078,779
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£299,970
33% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
2
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

Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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