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Michael Shanks vs Colum Eastwood

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 Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 211 shared comparable votes.

189 same votes 22 different votes 211 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 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 36% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
25 Aye 9 No
Tax 85% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 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 534 of 650
Participation
53.6 %
19 % below average
Rank 614 of 650
480
751 eligible divisions
Total votes
874
1,631 eligible divisions
230
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
479
54.8 % of votes cast
250
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % 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
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
10
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 650
304
+178.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
21
-104.8 vs Commons average
Rank 590 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
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
11 of 12 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
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