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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.

Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen
vs
Photograph of Chris Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Chris Philp voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 334 different votes 340 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 25 No
Migration 10% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
39 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 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
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
Participation
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 128 of 649
488
763 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,971
2,361 eligible divisions
234
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
952
48.3 % of votes cast
254
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,019
51.7 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

99
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Appearances
59
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
386
+247.7 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Contributions
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
11
5 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
13 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Trade
82 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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
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