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Michael Shanks vs Dr Ellie Chowns

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 Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 66% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

194 same votes 100 different votes 294 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
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 78% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 44% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Trade 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 7 No
Benefits 56% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 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
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 197 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
590 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
264
55.9% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
208
44.1% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
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
232
+148.3 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 649
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
347
+201.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 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
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 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
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 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 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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