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Michael Shanks vs George Freeman

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 George Freeman
George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and George Freeman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 304 different votes 309 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
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
39 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
21 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
21 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 650
480
751 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,724
2,349 eligible divisions
230
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
841
48.8 % of votes cast
250
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
883
51.2 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
27
1.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
11
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 650
304
+178.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
20
-105.8 vs Commons average
Rank 593 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
£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£287,402
27 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
17
5 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
11 of 12 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
185 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
73 of 89 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Energy
54 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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