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Michael Shanks vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Greg Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 386 different votes 395 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
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 1% aligned 74 shared votes
27 Aye 47 No
21 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 0% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 0% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
1 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 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
88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 33 of 650
480
751 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,450
1,631 eligible divisions
230
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
48.8 % of votes cast
250
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
743
51.2 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
187
+116.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
304
+178.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
259
+133.2 vs Commons average
Rank 60 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
50 of 51 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#4
Migration
148 of 152 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API