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Michael Shanks vs Freddie van Mierlo

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 Freddie van Mierlo
Freddie van Mierlo
LD Henley and Thame

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Freddie van Mierlo voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 135 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 107 different votes 135 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
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Housing 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Transport 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 19 No
Tax 10% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 4 No
Defence 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
Participation
40.9 %
32 % below average
Rank 635 of 649
488
763 eligible divisions
Total votes
235
575 eligible divisions
234
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
127
54.0 % of votes cast
254
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
108
46.0 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
Appearances
81
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
386
+247.5 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 649
Contributions
103
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 304 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
£177,310
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£177,310
22 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Energy
10 of 20 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
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