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Michael Shanks vs Alex Burghart

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 Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Alex Burghart voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 360 different votes 368 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
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
28 Aye 46 No
19 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
28 Aye 46 No
19 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 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
85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 93 of 650
480
751 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,787
2,094 eligible divisions
230
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
862
48.2 % of votes cast
250
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
925
51.8 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
70
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
304
+178.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
120
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 214 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
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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

Trade
11 of 12 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 161 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 85 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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