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Michael Shanks vs Dr Andrew Murrison

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 Dr Andrew Murrison
Dr Andrew Murrison
Con South West Wiltshire

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Dr Andrew Murrison voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 394 different votes 406 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
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 25 No
Migration 10% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
29 Aye 53 No
22 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 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
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 136 of 649
483
758 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,957
2,356 eligible divisions
232
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
933
47.7 % of votes cast
251
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,024
52.3 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

101
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
Appearances
212
+136.7 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 649
377
+243.2 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
258
+124.2 vs Commons average
Rank 67 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
£1,842,285
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£170,920
24 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
204 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 75 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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