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Michael Shanks vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 405 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 0 different votes 405 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
38 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 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
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,673
2,376 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
54.2% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
766
45.8% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
15 years, 8 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
69
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 649
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
84
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
63 of 69 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 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: 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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