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Liz Kendall vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Liz Kendall and Michael Shanks voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

279 same votes 5 different votes 284 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
29 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

64.4%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 650
Participation
63.6%
9% below average
Rank 533 of 650
1,560
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
824 eligible divisions
890
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
670
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
3 years, 1 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

35
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
Appearances
117
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
483
+315.9 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 650
Contributions
639
+471.9 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£249,722
10% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
4
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
184 of 212 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#3
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Benefits
64 of 83 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 33 votes
Migration
126 of 171 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
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
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