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Michael Shanks vs Chris Philp

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


Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Chris Philp voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 326 different votes 332 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
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
39 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
26 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
26 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 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 535 of 650
Participation
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 129 of 650
477
746 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,958
2,344 eligible divisions
228
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
946
48.3 % of votes cast
249
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,012
51.7 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

79
+9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 650
Appearances
49
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
325
+201.1 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
75
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 373 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
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
4 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
11 of 12 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
159 of 169 votes
Energy
19 of 23 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API