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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 418 shared comparable votes.

417 same votes 1 different votes 418 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
24 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 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
24 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 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
75.1%
3% above average
Rank 308 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,785
2,376 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
57.4% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
760
42.6% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
Appearances
49
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
407
+263.5 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
29
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 577 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
£2,394,912
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
13 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Education
83 of 96 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API