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Michael Shanks vs Dan Norris

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Dan Norris voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

245 same votes 5 different votes 250 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
24 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 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
71.9%
1% below average
Rank 380 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
424
590 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
53.3% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
198
46.7% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
0
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 642 of 649
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
0
-145.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 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
£110,729
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£110,729
51% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 62 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API