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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 384 shared comparable votes.

383 same votes 1 different votes 384 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

64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
Participation
71.3%
1% below average
Rank 400 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,658
2,325 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
55.0% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
746
45.0% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
10 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
Appearances
41
-41.3 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 649
407
+263.5 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
37
-106.5 vs Commons average
Rank 559 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
2
2 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
13 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
51 of 62 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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