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Michael Shanks vs Caroline Nokes

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 Caroline Nokes
Caroline Nokes
Con Romsey and Southampton North

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Caroline Nokes voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 91 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 85 different votes 91 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 3 No
Migration 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
17 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
17 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 0 No
Tax 0% aligned 9 shared votes
0 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 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
59.6%
13% below average
Rank 577 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,415
2,376 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
653
46.1% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
762
53.9% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
37
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
Appearances
383
+300.7 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 649
407
+263.5 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
0
-143.5 vs Commons average
Rank 649 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
£2,363,481
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£236,335
4% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
76 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 56 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (h) 22 Jul 2024
Aye
Aye
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: Consideration of Lords Message: manuscript amendment 21 May 2024
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Criminal Justice Bill Report Stage: New Clause 59 15 May 2024
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Criminal Justice Bill Report Stage: New Clause 44 15 May 2024
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 8 May 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 May 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 8 May 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 8 May 2024
Tax
No
No
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 104 30 Apr 2024
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 31 30 Apr 2024
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Risk-based exclusion: amendment (o) 13 May 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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
Aye
Victims and Prisoners Bill Report Stage: New Clause 27 4 Dec 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
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