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Michael Shanks vs Dan Carden

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 Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Dan Carden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

328 same votes 0 different votes 328 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
50 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
50 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
1 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
1 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
50 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
1 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
1 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 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
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,121 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.3% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
652
44.7% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
26
-57.6 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 650
408
+262.3 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
37
-108.7 vs Commons average
Rank 560 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
16
5 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
13 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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