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Liz Twist vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 497 shared comparable votes.

497 same votes 0 different votes 497 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 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

84.4%
12% above average
Rank 103 of 650
Participation
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 650
1,816
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
521
808 eligible divisions
985
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
46.6% of votes cast
831
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.4% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

111
+18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
Appearances
113
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
156
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Contributions
635
+473.0 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
3
3 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

Housing
52 of 55 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 47 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 76 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
149 of 163 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
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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