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Maria Eagle vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Maria Eagle
Maria Eagle
Lab Liverpool Garston
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Maria Eagle and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 5 different votes 373 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
33 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 413 of 650
Participation
64.0%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 650
1,703
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
819 eligible divisions
966
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
737
43.3% 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
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
3 years, 1 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

15
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 650
Appearances
115
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
40
-124.5 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Contributions
637
+472.5 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,716,749
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£273,819
21% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
8
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

Migration
150 of 171 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 80 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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Closure motion 16 Oct 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Oct 2026
Tax
No
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