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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 273 shared comparable votes.

181 same votes 92 different votes 273 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 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 76% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 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
11 Aye 7 No
Benefits 56% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 17 No
Defence 63% aligned 24 shared votes
14 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
79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 220 of 650
480
751 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
563 eligible divisions
230
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
55.6 % of votes cast
250
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
198
44.4 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
170
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
304
+178.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
259
+133.2 vs Commons average
Rank 61 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
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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
11 of 12 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API