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Michael Shanks vs Damian Hinds

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 Damian Hinds
Damian Hinds
Con East Hampshire

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Damian Hinds voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 403 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 389 different votes 403 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
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 7 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 25 No
Migration 10% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
30 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

63.7 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 649
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 70 of 649
483
758 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,035
2,356 eligible divisions
232
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
977
48.0 % of votes cast
251
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,058
52.0 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

101
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
Appearances
68
-7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 649
377
+243.2 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
106
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 278 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
£2,055,176
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£219,626
3 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
161 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Trade
82 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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