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Michael Shanks vs Gill Furniss

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 Gill Furniss
Gill Furniss
Lab Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Gill Furniss voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

372 same votes 1 different votes 373 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
53 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
53 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
53 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

63.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 534 of 649
Participation
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 395 of 649
481
756 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,647
2,303 eligible divisions
231
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
911
55.3 % of votes cast
250
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
736
44.7 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
10 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

100
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
Appearances
37
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 649
376
+244.0 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
33
-99.0 vs Commons average
Rank 552 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
£2,125,000
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,640
43 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
65 of 69 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
50 of 61 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 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 8 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
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