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Michael Shanks vs Andrew Griffith

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 Andrew Griffith
Andrew Griffith
Con Arundel and South Downs

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Andrew Griffith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 335 different votes 343 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
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
49 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
24 Aye 49 No
22 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
24 Aye 49 No
22 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 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
79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 217 of 650
480
751 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,293
1,631 eligible divisions
230
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
648
50.1 % of votes cast
250
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
645
49.9 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
43
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
304
+178.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
61
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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
£1,237,293
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,103
26 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
15
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Trade
43 of 51 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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 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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