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Luke Pollard vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

328 same votes 4 different votes 332 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
35 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

69.2%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 650
Participation
64.0%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 650
1,496
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
819 eligible divisions
824
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
672
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
3 years, 1 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

77
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Appearances
115
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
673
+508.4 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650
Contributions
637
+472.4 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
3
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
73 of 82 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Trade
74 of 90 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
58 of 71 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
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
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
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