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Maya Ellis vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Maya Ellis
Maya Ellis
Lab Ribble Valley
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Maya Ellis and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 240 shared comparable votes.

240 same votes 0 different votes 240 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
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 650
Participation
64.1%
9% below average
Rank 529 of 650
374
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
502
783 eligible divisions
178
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
47.2% of votes cast
196
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.8% of votes cast
14
3.7% 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

48
-37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Appearances
104
+18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
54
-94.6 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
Contributions
429
+280.4 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£230,920
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£230,920
2% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
2
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

Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Tax
89 of 112 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
45 of 66 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API