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Michael Shanks vs Aphra Brandreth

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 Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 267 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 263 different votes 267 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
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
38 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
27 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
27 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 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
64.9%
8% below average
Rank 520 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
383
590 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
47.3% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
202
52.7% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
Appearances
83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
407
+263.5 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 358 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
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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: New Clause 145 7 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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