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Matt Bishop vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean
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Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 238 shared comparable votes.

235 same votes 3 different votes 238 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
39 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

53.9%
18% below average
Rank 610 of 650
Participation
64.0%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 650
340
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
819 eligible divisions
162
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
178
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 1 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

35
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 650
Appearances
115
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 545 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

£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
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
13 of 17 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Tax
85 of 121 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
7 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 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
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API