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Michael Shanks vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Christine Jardine voted the same way 43% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

123 same votes 161 different votes 284 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
5 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 87% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 1 No
Housing 77% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 10 No
Education 7% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 4 No
Transport 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 17% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
40 Aye 19 No
Tax 19% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 19% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
488
763 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
234
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
254
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

99
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
Appearances
145
+67.4 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 649
386
+248.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 649
Contributions
147
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 184 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
176 of 188 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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