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Kate Osamor vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Kate Osamor
Kate Osamor
Lab Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Kate Osamor and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

286 same votes 1 different votes 287 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 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
1 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
1 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 93% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
39 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
1 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
1 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

66.2%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,574
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
871
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
703
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
12
0.8% 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

13
-70.6 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Appearances
100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
22
-123.7 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Contributions
408
+262.3 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,989,895
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£250,449
11% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
3
2 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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Transport
76 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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