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Matthew Patrick vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Matthew Patrick
Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West
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Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

319 same votes 1 different votes 320 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
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 188 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
475
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
231
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
244
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
9
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

30
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
Appearances
100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
97
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
Contributions
408
+262.3 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
0
0 registered categories
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API