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Michael Shanks vs Alison Taylor

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


Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Alison Taylor voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 189 shared comparable votes.

189 same votes 0 different votes 189 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
23 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

64.3%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 650
Participation
47.9%
25% below average
Rank 627 of 650
507
789 eligible divisions
Total votes
288
601 eligible divisions
241
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
124
43.1% of votes cast
266
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
164
56.9% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
4.9% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

104
+18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
Appearances
53
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
438
+288.9 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
76
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 436 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
£192,583
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£192,583
15% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
4 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
16 of 17 votes
#1
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
22 of 32 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Transport
18 of 29 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API