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Michael Shanks vs Carla Denyer

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 Carla Denyer
Carla Denyer
Green Bristol Central

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Carla Denyer voted the same way 65% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

185 same votes 98 different votes 283 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
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 7 No
Energy 88% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 79% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 36% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 38% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 2 No
Trade 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 18 No
Defence 62% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 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
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
440
590 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
55.2% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
197
44.8% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
33
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 649
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
47
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 517 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
£229,692
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£229,692
2% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
3 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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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