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Michael Shanks vs Adrian Ramsay

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

Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen
vs
Photograph of Adrian Ramsay
Adrian Ramsay
Green Waveney Valley

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Adrian Ramsay voted the same way 60% of the time, based on 206 shared comparable votes.

123 same votes 83 different votes 206 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
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 90% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 73% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 8 No
Education 72% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 13 No
Defence 29% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 43% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 53% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 6 No
Housing 63% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 534 of 650
Participation
61.5 %
11 % below average
Rank 565 of 650
480
751 eligible divisions
Total votes
346
563 eligible divisions
230
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
193
55.8 % of votes cast
250
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
153
44.2 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
304
+178.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
99
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£340,820
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,777
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,777
13 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Trade
11 of 12 votes
#1
Migration
9 of 11 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#4
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Housing
21 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API