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Michael Shanks vs Afzal Khan

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 Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Afzal Khan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 417 shared comparable votes.

417 same votes 0 different votes 417 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
40 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
Participation
78.5%
6% above average
Rank 230 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,121 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
55.7% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
738
44.3% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
38
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
42
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£340,820
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£247,867
10% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 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
13 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 55 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API