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Laurence Turner vs Michael Shanks

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


Voting alignment

Laurence Turner and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 different votes 348 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
41 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
41 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
41 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

87.6%
15% above average
Rank 53 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
517
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
256
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
261
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
13
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

77
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Appearances
100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
134
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 649
Contributions
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£166,730
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£166,730
26% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
2
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API