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Michael Shanks vs Alex Easton

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 Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Alex Easton voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 157 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 139 different votes 157 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 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 29% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 27% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 9 No
Tax 10% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 8 No
Defence 8% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 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
43.7%
29% below average
Rank 629 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
258
590 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
122
47.3% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
136
52.7% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
2 years, 11 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
Appearances
104
+22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 649
408
+265.7 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649
Contributions
133
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 226 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
£190,220
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£190,220
16% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
13 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Education
27 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage: Amendment 2 21 Jan 2025
Defence
No
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