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Michael Shanks vs Dave Doogan

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 Dave Doogan
Dave Doogan
SNP Angus and Perthshire Glens

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Dave Doogan voted the same way 61% of the time, based on 181 shared comparable votes.

111 same votes 70 different votes 181 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
2 Aye 19 No
Migration 100% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
1 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 11 No
Benefits 25% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
32 Aye 16 No
Tax 27% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 42% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Trade 67% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 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
48.4 %
24 % below average
Rank 625 of 650
480
751 eligible divisions
Total votes
789
1,631 eligible divisions
230
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
429
54.4 % of votes cast
250
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
360
45.6 % 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
81
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
304
+178.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
130
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£1,355,209
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,192
42 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
11 of 12 votes
#1
Trade
47 of 51 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Migration
119 of 152 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API