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Matt Rodda vs Michael Shanks

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


Voting alignment

Matt Rodda and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 437 shared comparable votes.

437 same votes 0 different votes 437 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 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
49 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
49 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 163 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,734
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
943
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
791
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

77
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649
Appearances
99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
96
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
Contributions
407
+263.5 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£254,181
12% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Housing
52 of 55 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Education
70 of 76 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 73 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API