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Kim Leadbeater vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Kim Leadbeater and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 470 shared comparable votes.

465 same votes 5 different votes 470 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
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
52 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
52 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

82.3%
10% above average
Rank 146 of 650
Participation
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 650
1,127
1,370 eligible divisions
Total votes
521
808 eligible divisions
580
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
46.6% of votes cast
547
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
5 years, 3 months
Since 1 Jul 2021
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

11
-80.0 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Appearances
111
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
20
-138.5 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 650
Contributions
581
+422.5 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£309,696
37% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
2
1 registered category
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

Education
63 of 65 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 146 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
40 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
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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Voting source Commons Votes API