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Michael Shanks vs Carolyn Harris

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


Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Carolyn Harris voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 408 shared comparable votes.

407 same votes 1 different votes 408 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
41 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
41 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 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
75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 304 of 650
480
751 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,773
2,349 eligible divisions
230
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,018
57.4 % of votes cast
250
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
755
42.6 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

80
+8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
Appearances
45
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
304
+177.8 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Contributions
30
-96.2 vs Commons average
Rank 558 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
£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,970
35 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Education
82 of 95 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#4
Work / Employment
64 of 75 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API