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Michael Shanks vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 442 shared comparable votes.

440 same votes 2 different votes 442 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
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 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
77.2%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,280
1,658 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
51.2% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
625
48.8% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
15
-68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 649
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
17
-128.9 vs Commons average
Rank 613 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Education
64 of 69 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
50 of 54 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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