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Michael Shanks vs Dame Chi Onwurah

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 Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Dame Chi Onwurah voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 399 shared comparable votes.

399 same votes 0 different votes 399 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
29 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 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
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 279 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,005
55.5% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
807
44.5% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
159
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 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
£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£303,201
34% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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